Podcast
Next Africa
Episodes — page 5
- Why West African Cocoa Farmers Aren’t Yet Benefiting From High Prices
Global cocoa shortages are finally set to ease this season, as harvests improve and demand falls, creating a surplus for the first time in three years. But even with Cocoa hitting…
- Can Africa’s Economies Survive Global Economic Turmoil
Two budgets on different sides of the continent this week show the struggle African countries are facing when it comes to growing their economies. In Ghana, the new administration…
- The 'Disaster' Impact Of USAID Cuts On Africa
One of President Trump’s first actions after beginning his second term in office, was to take aim at USAID, which doled out $40 billion in foreign assistance each year. Last week t…
- Can Nigeria’s Central Bank Revive The Country’s Dying ATMS?
Nigeria’s Central Bank is allowing banks to increase the amount they charge for withdrawals at ATMs in a bid to tackle cash scarcity at lenders in the country. Nigerians are increa…
- Can South Africa’s G20 Stand Up To President Trump
The first G20 summit on African soil has started in Johannesburg this weekend, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio refusing to attend the foreign ministers meeting. With Preside…
- Can Africa Profit From Soaring Gold?
With global tensions high amid a growing trade war, investors have been continuing to push gold to record high prices, pushing towards the $3,000 mark. With Africa producing a quar…
- Donald Trump and Elon Musk Take Aim at South Africa
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he won’t attend a G20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, after Donald Trump slammed South Africa over a new land law. The president's t…
- Is Rwanda Overstepping In Congo?
A Rwanda-backed rebel group effectively captured the vital eastern DRC city of Goma, after a lightning offensive this week that reportedly included support from Rwandan troops. On…
- Why Trump's WHO Withdrawal Is Bad News For Africa
The World Health Organization called on the US to reconsider President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the agency, suggesting the move could undermine global health security. On t…
- How the South African Mining Tragedy Unfolded
South African rescue workers retrieved 78 bodies from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal extractors have been involved in a months-long standoff with the…
- Is West Africa’s ‘Detty December’ really boosting local economies?
'Detty December' is a phrase which refers to the annual pilgrimage of tourists and diasporans to Nigeria and Ghana during the festive period. It's a movement which has attracted gl…
- Does ECOWAS have a future in West Africa?
West African leaders gave Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso six months to reconsider a withdrawal from the regional economic bloc in a final attempt to avoid its fracture. But with the…
- How the downfall of Assad threatens Russia’s role in Africa
The swift collapse of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria threatens a key Russian airbase in the country that Moscow has depended on to project influence throughout Africa. On this w…
- How to Stop Africa’s Brain Drain
Each year, up to 12 million young Africans enter the workforce, but only about three million formal jobs are available. So many Nigerians have left Africa's most populous country i…
- Is Democracy In Retreat in Africa?
2024 has seen elections all across the continent of Africa, but incumbents lost or saw their majorities shrink -- as in Botswana, Mauritius, Senegal and South Africa -- in a sign o…
- Gold Mining CEO Freed After $160 Million Deal
Resolute Mining CEO Terry Holohan and two other employees have been released from detention in Mali, just days after the gold mining company agreed to pay about $160 million to res…
- How Africa Is Riding The Crypto Wave
Bitcoin notched another record high this week, climbing above $93,000 for the first time, with traders exuberant over President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetorical support for crypto.…
- Will Donald Trump’s Presidency Change The US Relationship With Africa?
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- Why Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Has His Sights On East Africa
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- Has The BRICS Summit Brought Russia and Africa Closer?
What would YOU like to hear about on Bloomberg? Help make shows like ours even better by taking our Bloomberg audience survey. As Russia’s BRICS summit in Kazan comes to end, the…
