In this issue

Ghana’s economic headwinds
The multiple downgrading by the international credit rating agencies have had their negative impact on the economy, as Ghana lost access to the international capital market where it could borrow to support budget implementation and debt substitution
Kenya: Ruto rings the changes
The new Kenyan leader has taken aim at a variety of laws, regulations and programmes that were central to the administration of his predecessor by starting to dismantle them
Sub-Saharan migration to Tunisia
A film by a young Tunisian director pointedly highlights how Africans from south of the Sahara are faring in the North African country. Mounira Chaieb looks at the complex situation facing migrants there
Key to ending coups
African Union collaboration with civil society organisations could sustain the momentum against unconstitutional changes of government

East Africa’s ports step up competition
From the Horn of Africa on the strategic Red Sea to the buoyant ports of Mozambique, East Africa’s ancient “Swahili Coast” provides a logistical nexus between Africa’s massive population centres and other continents. Foreign direct investment is driving expansion and rehabilitation of existing seaports, while entirely new facilities are also being rolled out. Ports that shun partnerships with experienced foreign investors are set to lose out as competition for market share intensifies

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