Vol 64 No 25 | CLIMATE CHANGESPECIAL REPORT The 28th UN Conference of the Parties Climate Summit – a users' guide 7th December 2023 How to navigate the facts, the figures and the declarations | By Tim Concannon and Jerry Sam in Accra and Caroline Chebet in Nairobi "There is no future in charging in the footsteps of the polluter. There is opportunity in leapfrogging and leading the world in a new direction." Mohamed Adow, Director... 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...
Vol 47 No 7 | GAMBIA The hostile host 31st March 2006 Before he hosts the AU summit, Jammeh wants to shut down the opposition and purge the army After announcing on 22 March that his doughty security agents had foiled yet another coup plot, the tenth in twelve years, President Yahya Jammeh returned to Banjul under...
Vol 42 No 6 | GAMBIA Jumping Jammeh 23rd March 2001 Corruption and vote-rigging draw attention to the President's election plans It is easy to break Western precepts of good governance and still haul in international aid. President Yahya Jammeh's regime shows how. In December, the International Monetary Fund...
Vol 37 No 18 | GAMBIA Miami vice 6th September 1996 The seizure of two military helicopters on 30 August at Miami's international airport, stored on a plane about to take off for Banjul, has raised more suspicions about...