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On Saturday, October 31, the campaign for the presidential and legislative elections begins on November 22. 13 candidates including the outgoing president and one woman will win the election. This campaign is held in a tense security context. The country has registered nearly one million internally displaced people after attacks attributed to jihadists. Several parts of certain regions are in…

The marketing campaign begins in Ivory Coast on Thursday for the October 31 presidential election, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara in search of a controversial third time period whereas the opposition pushes for civil disobedience amid violent demonstrations. Many observers concern a disaster earlier than or after the election…

The Ethiopian government has announced that it will launch tenders in next October for the partial privatization of the only mobile phone operator, Ethio Telecom, as well as the granting of two mobile phone licenses. Ethiopia is the last major African telephony market still closed to competition. By February 2021, the government hopes to have sold 40% of Ethio Telecom's capital and sold two mobile phone licenses. It is a real revolution for a country hitherto closed to foreign operators. Ethio Telecom actually has the…