Vol 54 No 10 | GUINEA BISSAU All at sea over drugs 10th May 2013 Panic envelops the political and military elites amid US anti-drug operations and ECOWAS feels exposed by its support for the government Top politicians and military officers are nervously looking over their shoulders after the detention of former navy chief José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto and the indictment of Army...
Vol 54 No 10 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Com-Zone, come all 10th May 2013 The Forces Nouvelles plundered the area they controlled when they were confined to the north of the country, says the latest report by the United Nations Panel of...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | GHANACHINA Crackdown on illegal miners 2nd May 2013 Gun battles, environmental degradation and tensions with local communities force the government to take a tough stance on illegal Chinese miners The Ghana Immigration Service is to tighten up security at the country’s borders to stop the illegal entry of Chinese artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs). Police Commissioner Peter...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | GHANACHINA Sinopec strike 2nd May 2013 Sinopec, the lead contractor on Ghana’s US$850 million gas project, halted work on 30 April citing payment delays and disputes with Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC).
Vol 54 No 9 | NIGERIA Opposition on all fronts 26th April 2013 A new political alliance to confront President Jonathan is gathering pace as security conditions – north and south – deteriorate The newly united opposition parties – the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) – have joined forces to condemn soldiers for what...
Vol 54 No 9 | GHANA A tough one hundred days 26th April 2013 President Mahama says his government has been denied the six-month honeymoon his predecessors enjoyed The economic and political prospects may be bright in the medium term but on 17 April John Dramani Mahama reached his first 100 days in office without much...
Vol 54 No 9 | GHANA On live TV, a swarm of lawyers 26th April 2013 On 16 April, the Supreme Court began hearings on the petition from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to annul John Mahama’s victory in December’s presidential election. This...
Vol 54 No 9 | GUINEA The fight for Mount Simandou 26th April 2013 Mining houses, politicians, lawyers and lobbyists have joined the battle for control of one of the richest iron-ore mines in the world The latest round of courtroom battles in the West and arrests in Conakry have one certain result: that the plans to invest US$10 billion to produce iron ore...
Vol 54 No 9 | SENEGAL Clean sweep slows down 26th April 2013 President Macky Sall is under fire as he casts about for an alliance to meet the coming electoral challenges The 65% of the vote which carried President Macky Sall to victory over Abdoulaye Wade in March last year was always about who he wasn’t, not who he...
Vol 54 No 9 | SENEGAL Ex-Dauphin in the dock 26th April 2013 Late in the evening of 17 April, Karim Wade, son of former President Abdoulaye Wade and ex-Minister for International Cooperation, Infrastructure, Air Transport and Energy, was taken...