Paul Richardson

Team Leader-Africa Eco-Gov

@PaulMRichardson

TOPSHOT-MADAGASCAR-ECONOMY-POLITICS-DEMONSTRATION

Europe Urges Restraint After 22 Killed in Madagascar Protests

US Tariff Pause Brings Little Cheer to Lesotho’s Textile Industry

White House Supports One-Year Extension of Africa Trade Pact

ANGOLA-FRANCE-ECONOMY-OIL

Angola Plans to Open Next Oil-Licensing Round By Fourth Quarter

ANGOLA-OIL

Economics

IMF Warns Angola Faces Rising Debt Risks as Oil Income Declines

The US State Department seal.

South Africa Rebukes US Over ‘Deeply Flawed’ Human Rights Report

Vandalism on Transnet SOC Ltd Central Corridor Freight Line

South Africa Approves $5.3 Billion Guarantees for Transnet

The South Africa national flag.

South Africa Treasury Seeks to Supplement FX Borrowing Program

KwaZulu-Natal Premier visits King Shaka International Airport to assess state of readiness in South Africa

FlySafair Plans Pilot Lockout Over South African Strike Threat

UGANDA-POLITICS

Next Africa

Holdouts From the 1970s Stymie Africa’s Political Renewal

South Africa Economy as Budget Shows Division in Ruling Coalition

Tax & Spend

South African Court Formally Halts Proposed Hike in VAT Rate

South Africa’s Ramaphosa, Trump Discussed Relations, Ukraine War

South Africa’s Ramaphosa, Trump Discussed Relations, Ukraine War

South Africa’s Fractious Coalition Faces Second Budget Reckoning

South Africa Ditches Tax Hike That Tested Ruling Coalition

South African Parliament Approves Budget Law, Testing Alliance

South African Parliament Approves Budget Law, Testing Alliance

RMB Morgan Stanley Sees Fiscal Gains Easing South Africa Junk Rating

Rand Gyrates as South African Politicians Debate Crucial Budget

Vandalism on Transnet SOC Ltd Central Corridor Freight Line

Biggest Union Rejects Pay Deal at South Africa’s Transnet

Embattled Power Company Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Reports Record Loss

Economics

South African Borrowing Requirement Edges Up; Eskom Transfer Cut

South African Food Inflation at 14-Year Low

South Africa Rand Dips as Trump Renews Criticism of Policies

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

Tax & Spend

South Africa’s Cabinet Has Given Godongwana Options for Budget

Cities Owing Eskom $5 Billion Test Investors’ Goodwill

Economics

South Africa Eases Power Cuts After Worst Outages in a Year