Vol 63 No 10 | TOGOSPECIAL REPORT SPECIAL REPORT: How Vincent Bolloré came to dominate business in Togo – using money, media and merchandise 5th May 2022 Africa Confidential presents a Special Report on the Breton tycoon’s growing influence in Africa. Far from quitting the continent, Vincent Bolloré’s business and political interests in Africa are deepening – even as he faces trial in Paris for grand corruption in league with two West African leaders. By Andrew Weir and Nicolas Vescovacci Billionaire Vincent Bolloré, who has built up monopoly control over some of the biggest container terminals in Africa, is heading back to the French courts with two of... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 10 | NIGERIA Consensus candidate plan upsets the frontrunners 2nd May 2022 Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu – political godfathers turned contenders – may lose out in primaries as alliances shift The next four weeks will be critical as over 30 contenders compete to become the country's next president – the parties have until 3 June to submit all...
Vol 63 No 9 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Fake passports unseat advisor 28th April 2022 President Carlos Vila Nova has been forced into an embarrassing climb over one of his appointees, raising questions about accountability and ethics at the heart of the government....
Vol 63 No 9 | GHANA All in the family 28th April 2022 Few tears have been shed at the news that Kofi Koduah Sarpong has been retired after five years at the helm of the state oil firm, the Ghana...
Vol 63 No 9 | NIGERIA Oil spills and theft spike as big oil goes offshore 22nd April 2022 Bureaucratic rivalries and vested interests are blocking efforts to hold companies and officials responsible for the ecological destruction of the Niger Delta Nigeria should meet its OPEC quota, due to rise to 1.753 million barrels a day next month, in a matter of weeks after months of struggling to produce...
Vol 63 No 9 | BURKINA FASO The junta's revolving door – Kaboré released and Compaoré convicted 14th April 2022 Pierre-Henri Damiba's military regime is managing the politics better than its war against the insurgents Of the three military regimes in West Africa under pressure to hand over to civilians, Burkina Faso's junta led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is proving the...
Vol 63 No 8 | NIGERIA How the Central Bank could win next year's election 14th April 2022 Those backing governor Godwin Emefiele for the presidency believe eight years of cheap loans to millions of small farmers will pay dividends The clamour among senior government officials for Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele to vie for Nigeria's presidency has its roots in his politically oriented management of the institution... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 8 | MALISAHELSECURITYG5 Disjointed force 14th April 2022 The demise of the G5 Sahel Joint Force looks imminent, according to authoritative sources. The force always had a slight presence in the anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel,...
Vol 63 No 8 | NIGERIA Vice-President Osinbajo's bid challenges APC leader Tinubu and bank governor Emefiele 11th April 2022 The latest contender to join the race for the ruling party's presidential nomination may benefit most from his rivals' flaws After weeks of consultations with the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) and state governors, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo launched his campaign on 11 April to win the party's presidential...
Vol 63 No 7 | MALI Goïta's junta cracks down mercilessly 31st March 2022 The army is accused of running a ruthless counter-insurgency campaign while authorities clamp down on anyone reporting abuses Colonel Assimi Goïta's military regime is responding to mounting allegations of human rights violations by the national army and Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group by lashing out...