Vol 63 No 5 | RUSSIAAFRICA How Putin revived Moscow's reach 3rd March 2022 Gas pipelines, mining deals and military business powered post-Cold War relations but now they are at a turning point again President Vladimir Putin's first visit to Africa in 2006 launched Moscow's renewed push for economic and security ties with the continent. Its success was celebrated at the October...
Vol 45 No 15 | SUDANRUSSIA The wrong planes 21st July 2004 With a deft sense of timing, Russia's MiG aircraft company has announced that is about to complete the supply of 12 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters to Sudan.
Vol 50 No 15 | GAMBIA Fifteen years of one-man rule 24th July 2009 Few outsiders are prepared to support the doughty opponents of Yahya Jammeh's corrupt and brutal regime Since Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh led a succesful coup just 15 years ago on 22 July 1994, he has managed his small country against strong domestic complaints, but without...
Vol 63 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA War offers Ramaphosa more options 28th April 2022 African mining and energy companies move into new markets and try to steer around sanctions on Russia Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and western sanctions complicate strategy for some South African mining companies but other African companies are benefiting as Europe scrambles for alternative sources of...
Vol 50 No 22 | GAMBIA Jammeh says what he thinks 6th November 2009 The President's threats against human rights activists should spoil his welcome at the Commonwealth summit and elsewhere President Yahya Jammeh is due at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad and Tobago in the second half of November. However, a televised outburst in...