Vol 62 No 19 | GHANA Who judges the judges? 23rd September 2021 Activists and oppositionists say political loyalties are undermining the independence of the Supreme Court Six months on from the decision of Ghana's Supreme Court to uphold the victory of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in December 2020's presidential elections, controversy is growing over...
Vol 62 No 19 | MALI The Wagner act 23rd September 2021 The Kremlin was categorical on 15 September when its spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told media that there were no talks ongoing between Russia and Mali about military cooperation or...
Vol 62 No 19 | GUINEA Junta opens transition talks 16th September 2021 Lt Col Doumbouya launches consultations as mining companies fret and fears grow of a new military era in the region The country's latest military junta, led by former French legionnaire Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, promises it will form a national unity government , without specifying a timetable for elections...
Vol 62 No 18 | GUINEA Sidelined legionnaire grabs the reins 9th September 2021 Fights over military organisation and President Condé's tumbling legitimacy set the stage for Colonel Doumbouya's putsch A decade after being sworn into office by judges in vermilion and ermine, President Alpha Condé of Guinea became the prisoner of an elite military unit that stormed... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 18 | NIGERIA Fighting for the fiscus 9th September 2021 A high court ruling in favour of local tax collectors could threaten the federal government's authority more than insurgents and kidnappers A federal court ruling on 7 September backing the right of Rivers State to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on commodities sold within its borders is a critical...
Vol 62 No 18 | LIBERIA Refining brand Weah 9th September 2021 Amid concerns that relations with the United States have cooled during his presidency, resulting in a loss of financial support, President George Weah has hired three US lobbying...
Vol 62 No 18 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Trovoada gets his man 9th September 2021 As expected, on 5 September, Carlos Vila Nova, candidate of the opposition Acção Democrática Independente (ADI) won the presidential run-off with (57.5%), according to the provisional results of...
Vol 62 No 17 | NIGERIA Energy law unsettles rentiers 26th August 2021 Reforms speed up shift from oil to gas and trigger a new race for influence over contracts and regulation Even before the ink was dry, officials and their sponsors had already begun to lobby for top jobs in the new oil sector management structures created by the...
Vol 62 No 16 | NIGERIACLIMATE CHANGE The oil economy breaks up 5th August 2021 The architects of industry reform bid a long goodbye to oil and welcome the brave new world of gas for all Energy companies, trades unions and politicians are beginning to get to grips with the prospect of wide-ranging reform of the oil and gas industry, the foundation of the...
Vol 62 No 16 | NIGERIA Election bill deepens rivalries 5th August 2021 Trumpeting their commitment to a democratic ethos, the two main parties argue over how to rewrite the electoral rules For years the National Assembly in Abuja is lambasted as hosting among the best paid but least productive legislators. Then within the same month they steer through two...