Nigeria goes to the polls, South Africa awaits budget speech

Nigeria’s presidential election on Saturday offers a choice between two clearly distinct policy options. The result will be close, with the winner probably announced on Monday. Elsewhere, South Africa’s finance minister will use his budget speech on Wednesday to flesh out the government’s plans to rescue Eskom, the struggling state-owned electricity firm.

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