Africa Matters

Gabon: Cost of back-to-school items weighs on parents

Story by Rédaction Africanews Justine Ndoumba and her two daughters wander round the aisles of a school supplies shop carrying a long list of items required to start the new term in the Gabonese capital Libreville. “The prices have increased and it’s a bit difficult for us,” she admits. Even with the country’s new military strongman declaring an end…

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Can Tinubu turn Nigeria’s investment tide?

Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu has made the right noises about reform but investors should remain cautious. Opinion by Selebia Etomi Foreign investors may feel guardedly optimistic as Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu prepares for office, since he has professed a willingness to introduce much-needed reforms to improve the business environment. Caution, though, must be the watchword, given uncertainty over how…

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