Vol 64 No 15 | NIGERIA Naira politics rules – but the pace picks up 13th July 2023 Federal lawmakers jostle to run the most lucrative committees in Abuja as accountability plummets Nigerians are eagerly waiting to see President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's choice of ministers, likely to be announced in the next days, but he has already made many of...
Vol 64 No 14 | MALI Did Moscow hotline end the UN mission? 6th July 2023 The mercenary Wagner group will be the main beneficiary as international peacekeepers prepare to quit and jihadists step up attacks Malian junta leader Col Assimi Goïta pronounced himself 'very satisfied' on his Twitter account following a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 14 June. The...
Vol 64 No 14 | SENEGAL No last stand 6th July 2023 Surprised relief greeted President Macky Sall's 3 July announcement that he will not seek a third term in next February's election – after months of insisting that he...
Vol 64 No 13 | NIGERIA Tinubu's team looks for shock absorbers 23rd June 2023 Having chosen to push through radical reforms in the government's first weeks, officials are scrambling to address the political consequences After the policy advisors around President Bola Ahmed Tinubu backed a shock therapy approach to ending fuel subsidies and floating the naira, their next priority is to cushion...
Vol 64 No 13 | SENEGAL Political divide deepens 23rd June 2023 Justice minister Sidiki Kaba – a former head of the International Human Rights Federation – has dismissed critics of the tough crackdown on the protests that followed the...
Vol 64 No 13 | GHANA Supreme Court outlaws presidential decisions 19th June 2023 President Akufo-Addo's sacking of the Auditor-General has been condemned raising questions of accountability Ghana's highest court has ruled unconstitutional President Nana Akufo-Addo's demand three years ago for the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, to go on leave. After Domelevo complied under heavy pressure,...
Vol 64 No 12 | NIGERIA Tinubu tries shock therapy on sluggish economy 8th June 2023 Ending subsidies, selling oil assets and devaluing the naira are on the agenda as the new government goes for growth Proclaiming the end of fuel subsidies at his inauguration on 29 May and his intention to merge the multiple exchange rates for the beleaguered naira, President Bola Tinubu... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 12 | NIGERIA When – not if – Emefiele leaves the bank 8th June 2023 The central bank governor's days appear to be numbered as President Tinubu changes economic tack – and lines up a handy scapegoat Making clear his position on Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele's future, President Bola Tinubu announced the bank needed 'house-cleaning' in his inaugural speech on 29 May....
Vol 64 No 12 | SENEGAL Street hits back for Sonko 8th June 2023 Senegalese are in shock after lethal clashes between police and crowds protesting the 1 June conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko for 'corrupting the morals' of 20-year-old masseuse...
Vol 64 No 12 | NIGERIA Ending fuel subsidies, Tinubu takes on traders and the unions 7th June 2023 The new government has to forestall the threat of hyper-inflation and the economy slipping back into recession Within hours of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaiming 'the end of fuel subsidies' at his inauguration on 29 May, the pump price for gasoline had almost tripled at...