Vol 64 No 11 | NIGERIA Tinubu struggles to control the Assembly 25th May 2023 The incoming President's feted dealmaking skills will be tested in the courts and in the legislature Ahead of the scheduled 29 May inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu, there are two key procedural hurdles: he has to resolve the fight over the leadership of both...
Vol 64 No 11 | SENEGAL Sonko's trial is Sall's challenge 25th May 2023 The outcome of the firebrand oppositionist's trial could transform the face of politics, and may open the way to other contenders More than two years after he was first charged with raping the masseuse Adji Sarr and then making death threats, Ousmane Sonko, the charismatic leader of the Pastef...
Vol 64 No 11 | NIGERIA Bayelsa commission reports 25th May 2023 The Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) launched its much-anticipated report on 60 years' worth of oil pollution in the state, where local companies now produce about...
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIAEUROPEAN UNION Will you be my strategic partner? 11th May 2023 The European Union's diplomatic service, the European External Action Service, has earmarked four countries, one from each continent, as 'key strategic partners' as it seeks to boost its...
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA Minister sacks oil clean-up boss as graft fears grow 9th May 2023 The removal of the head of HYPREP is the latest effort to clear resistance to wholesale plunder of the $1 billion Delta anti-pollution programme The head of the government agency charged with cleaning up decades of oil pollution by Shell in Ogoniland, Ferdinand Giadom, was summarily sacked without cause by President Muhammadu... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | NIGERIA Money and politics delay the latest headcount plan 5th May 2023 Facing rows over resources and state finances, the new government isn't prioritising the census Postponing the planned national census due to run from 3 to 7 May is the latest policy decision by the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to be...
Vol 64 No 9 | BURKINA FASO Junta leader banks on autocracy 27th April 2023 The latest captain to run the country wants militias, censorship and army discipline to save the nation from the jihadists, and he doesn’t want help Military junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré is setting out his programme for victory in the war against militant jihadists, who have taken 40% of the country, killed thousands...
Vol 64 No 9 | MALINORTH KOREA Questions for Pyongyang 27th April 2023 The military government of Col Assimi Goïta is in negotiations with North Korea to build a munitions factory in Dialakorobougou, 20 kilometres from Bamako, according to a military...
Vol 64 No 9 | SENEGAL Seck enters a crowded field 27th April 2023 Veteran former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck has confirmed his plans to make a fourth bid for the presidency at the 2024 elections.
Vol 64 No 8 | NIGERIA Asiwaju Tinubu the taxman cometh 13th April 2023 Boosting revenues, ending fuel subsidies and the multiple exchange rate regime will be priorities for the new government The opening gambit of Bola Tinubu's Presidency has been played – almost two months before he moves into the villa at Aso Rock. On 5 April, outgoing Finance...