EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 3 MIN
The Africa Week - 13/02/2026
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This week: Trouble in the skies for Africa as the war in the Middle East rages on - but some see an opportunity. Why Washington's new man in South Africa has caused consternation in Pretoria. Has Ghana's government set the gold standard for the rest of the continent? And deadly floods in East Africa - what are the consequences?References/further reading:https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/03/11/2026/south-africas-gdp-figureshttps://www.semafor.com/article/03/09/2026/us-iran-conflict-hands-south-africas-budget-new-stress-testhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14m1vzmxz3ohttps://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/africas-largest-gold-producer-to-introduce-new-royalty-regime-despite-opposition-from/kc9x3mphttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/at-least-52-killed-dozens-reported-missing-after-landslides-in-ethiopiatopcastmedia.co.uk
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This week: Trouble in the skies for Africa as the war in the Middle East rages on - but some see an opportunity. Why Washington's new man in South Africa has caused consternation in Pretoria. Has Ghana's government set the gold standard for the rest of the continent? And deadly floods in East Africa - what are the consequences? References/further reading: https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/03/11/2026/south-africas-gdp-figures https://www.semafor.com/article/03/09/2026/us-iran-conflict-hands-s...
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