Vol 47 No 18 | GAMBIA Easy for Jammeh 8th September 2006 The opposition has dashed its hopes of victory by failing to field a single candidate. The two rival alliances stand almost no chance against President Yahya Jammeh in...
Vol 48 No 12 | NIGERIARUSSIA Russian roulette 8th June 2007 The shooting dead of a Nigerian driver and kidnapping of six Russians from their compound in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom, looks like an escalation in a complex feud...
Vol 53 No 6 | GAMBIAIRAN Friends reunited? 16th March 2012 Could President Yahya Jammeh, who has run one of the region’s most corrupt and brutal regimes since 1994, be planning to reopen diplomatic relations with Iran?
Vol 64 No 22 | CLIMATE CHANGESPECIAL REPORT China, Europe and the US mull tariff war amid scramble for Africa's green minerals 20th October 2023 Corporate rivalries and geopolitical tensions disrupt markets for electric vehicles | Special Report by Tim Concannon 'We are seeing the biggest change and transformation in our societies since the invention of the steam engine,' Nicola Beer, MP at the European parliament READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 14 | RUSSIAAFRICA Prigozhin tests Putin with an African putsch 26th June 2023 Russia's mercenary chief was following Hemeti's playbook in Sudan – but his loss of nerve may have repercussions across Africa As Wagner's putsch led by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin unfolded in Russia on 23-24 June, many in Africa saw strong parallels with the bid for power launched by...