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Exclusive: Edward Akufo-Addo – Brother to the ex-President – And his undeclared ties to a renewable energy company in Ghana and its offshore investment vehicle
In October 2021, Edward Akufo-Addo, brother to the then President Nana Akufo-Addo and current leader of the Opposition, became a shareholder of  Village Corp Holdings Ltd, an offshore entity registered in Mauritius;  VCH is the investment vehicle for a renewable energy company in Ghana, Village Corps Ghana (VCG), that is trying to build a 40MW…
May 25, 20250Comments
Africa Analysis ANC Articles Journalism News Published South Africa
South Africa’s Foreign Policy is failing its people. Part 2
Rwanda has trumped South Africa to become one of Africa’s geopolitical heavyweights whose sphere of influence spans from central to east to southern Africa. But its ascendancy was a long time coming and forged from shrewd policy that foresaw the changing geopolitical climate. In stark contrast to stagnant and outdated South…
April 7, 20250Comments
Africa agriculture Analysis Articles Economic Economy exports imports Journalism Manufacturing Published South Africa tariffs trade deficit
South Africa’s Foreign Policy is failing its people Part 1
South Africa seems to have turned a corner recently, with cautious optimism replacing portends of a failed state in recent months. But when it comes to its foreign policy, it appears to be on the same well-trodden path. In particular, if the country doesn’t take action soon to support the AfCFTA –…
October 8, 20240Comments
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 interwoven alliances and rivalries that are pushing the entire region into a hot war. With serious implications for the post-1945 world order.
April 16, 20240Comments
Africa Articles corporation globalisation Journalism Liberia Marshall Islands Published shipping tax tax evasion USA
Liberia and LISCR – The Shipping and Corporate Registry. A rich and secretive history that lays bare the double-standards of globalisation in the West
A look at the secretive Liberian Corporate and shipping registry that continues to be a tax haven, especially for the shipping industry. And alludes to the ultimate beneficiaries behind the scheme.
November 23, 20220Comments
Africa Analysis Articles Democracy Journalism News Published Russia Russia in Africa South Africa
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.
March 3, 20220Comments