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In-depth reporting on African economic and geopolitical stories.
Features from across the continent, supported by vivid frontline photography.
Stories backed by data, forensic financial and osint investigative tools.

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The President’s New Clothes
A shorter version of this article appeared in Business Day, South Africa on 05/09/19 'Shredding of the rag trade has lessons for the future' https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2019-09-05-shredding-of-the-rag-trade-has-lessons-for-the-future/ ‘We never realised it could be so dramatic!’ Aldo Agnelli, Managing Director of House of Monatic says smiling and throwing his arms open as a…
ByGeorge PhilipasFebruary 28, 2020Share Post
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Smart Cities in Africa. The Smart Move or another White Elephant that brings crushing debt
A shorter version of this article appeared in Business Day, South Africa on 23rd March 2020 https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-03-23-sas-smart-city-drive-may-not-be-such-a-clever-move/ Last month President Ramaphosa in his SONA heralded the forthcoming construction of a new 5G-ready smart city around Lanseria Airport in the next decade.  With it, South Africa was belatedly thrust to the…
ByGeorge PhilipasMarch 24, 2020Share Post
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Where have all the Greeks gone? The story of Greeks in Africa
A look at the rise and fall in numbers of the Greek diaspora in the African continent, from late 19th century and colonial times right through to present day.
ByGeorge PhilipasApril 5, 2021Share Post
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A sense of continuity for the South African Cypriot diaspora
A look at the Cyprus Brotherhood of South Africa and how they have survived and thrived since 1934.
ByGeorge PhilipasJune 21, 2021Share Post
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A New Chapter in Greek-African relations or just a flash in the pan?
Following a recent flurry of diplomatic activity by Greece on the African Continent, the article inquires why the sudden interest and examines whether Greece can follow through with action to fulfill its stated goal of becoming a “bridge between Africa and Europe” as Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias,…
ByGeorge PhilipasAugust 5, 2021Share Post
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SA must clean up its act in Africa – Its future depends on it
The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) should be the catalyst for a much-needed overhaul of South Africa’s foreign policy on the continent. Underfunded for too long, overstretched and ideologically shackled to the guilt of its apartheid past, it is time for a more pragmatic approach. The country’s future…
ByGeorge PhilipasSeptember 2, 2021Share Post
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Infrastructure spending in Africa is at a crossroads
An edited version of this article appeared in the Opinions and Analysis section of Business Day (South Africa) on 23/12/2021: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-12-23-george-philipas-infrastructure-spending-in-africa-is-at-a-crossroads/ The pandemic has certainly not been kind to investment prospects in Africa.  Lead by a slowdown in infrastructure investment from China, foreign direct investment (FDI), already heading south before…
ByGeorge PhilipasDecember 24, 2021Share Post
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Why War With Putin’s Russia might be inevitable
Why a deep dive into Putin’s actions betray one thing and one thing alone – his desire to re-assert Russian influence over Eastern Europe and beyond
ByGeorge PhilipasJanuary 5, 2022Share Post
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Russian-Ukrainian war may be the boon SA has been waiting for
A deep-dive into how the Russian-Ukrainian war will affect South Africa’s economy and how it might act as a boon giving the already-battered country sustained tailwinds
ByGeorge PhilipasMarch 3, 2022Share Post
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For its own good, SA must take the regional lead against Russia
A focus on Russian interference in the southern African region reveals it is deeper and more ingrained than many might realise. And how the underhanded tactics of disinformation and the targeting of weak undemocratic leaders might pose a problem for South Africa itself – exacerbating an already, increasingly unstable region.
ByGeorge PhilipasMarch 3, 2022Share Post
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agriculture Analysis Articles Economic el nino Energy Inflation interest rates Opinion Pieces Panama Sectors of the economy supply side United Kingdom USA
Inflation is coming down nicely… but will it last?
A look at why inflation may not have been tamed in the…

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Africa Analysis Articles Economic Economy Journalism Published Russia Russia in Africa South Africa
Russian-Ukrainian war may be the boon SA has been waiting for
A deep-dive into how the Russian-Ukrainian war will affect South Africa’s economy…

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Analysis Articles capital Climate Change Debt Economic Economy geoeconomic fragmentation Labour Manufacturing Opinion Pieces productivity United Kingdom USA
When it comes to climate change, it won’t be the weather that dooms us.  But an economic and geopolitical downward spiral.  One that is already well underway. And as it stands, tech will not save us.
“Policy discussions continue to centre on inflation, conveying confidence that anticipated monetary…

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Africa Analysis Articles Economic Manufacturing Published South Africa Trade
SA must clean up its act in Africa – Its future depends on it
The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) should be the catalyst…

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Africa Analysis Articles Egypt Energy Ethiopia geoeconomic fragmentation Journalism News Published Russia Sudan
Away from the world’s gaze, the Sudanese civil war is exacerbating regional rivalries that threaten to foment a devastating wider conflict. One that the West will be helpless to prevent.
The civil war in Sudan has deepened and widened a set of…

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Analysis News Opinion Pieces Palestine Political Commentary USA
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Why the eternal struggle may not be so eternal for much longer.

While many commentators are raising their proverbial arms in the air and decrying the intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the current violence may have exposed a path to an end game – for better or for worse – between the two sides. 

As familiar as the eternal and depressing rocket exchange between Hamas and the IDF is, causing predictable and well-trodden consequences and damage, it seems that this this time the confrontation feels different in scope.

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27 Jun 2025

Congo drops demand for immediate Rwandan troop pullout, sources say https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-drops-demand-for-immediate-rwandan-troop-pullout-5096624

The devil is in the details.

The forthcoming U.S.-brokered peace agreement to be signed by Rwanda and DRC contains a last minute clause that allows the suspected 7000 or so RDF

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July 1 reckoning: Somalia mission faces funding cliff

The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission (AUSSOM) in Somalia is facing a financial cliff edge this coming Monday.

With no funding being found after 6 months of desperate attempts to

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US wants Rwandan troops out of Congo before peace deal signed, sources say

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