Vol 62 No 16 | GHANA Crude deal 5th August 2021 Government plans to borrow US$1.6 billion to buy back stakes in two offshore licences not yet in development have triggered anger and incredulity from oil industry officials and...
Vol 62 No 15 | NIGERFRANCE Macron's man 22nd July 2021 After a baptism of fire, President Bazoum is positioning himself as France’s main security ally in the Sahel Just three months after taking office, President Mohamed Bazoum has emerged as a central figure in the struggle to restore security to the Sahel.
Vol 62 No 15 | CÔTE D'IVOIREMALI Warrant worries 22nd July 2021 The junta in Bamako may have been hoping for a boost with reports on 5 July that a court in the capital had issued an international warrant for...
Vol 62 No 15 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Victory by proxy 22nd July 2021 Former Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada may be in self-imposed exile in Portugal but his political influence is undimmed. Carlos Vila Nova, the Acção Democrática Independente (ADI) candidate and...
Vol 62 No 15 | BURKINA FASO Burkina without Barkhane 13th July 2021 The army needs French support to handle the jihadist challenge but public confidence in their security forces is weak Security sources in Burkina Faso are proud of their retaliation against the jihadist forces that carried out the massacre in the village of Solhan in the country's east...
Vol 62 No 14 | NIGERIA Abuja takes on the secessionists 8th July 2021 The security services haul in militant separatist Nnamdi Kanu then narrowly miss Sunday Igboho in Ibadan The Department of State Services (DSS) emerged from the shadows at the end of last month with all guns blazing, literally. Its targets were two hyper-populists from the... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 14 | NIGERIA A last bid for oil investors 8th July 2021 After 20 years of politicking, the National Assembly has passed a landmark law to reform the country’s oil and gas industry Reaction to the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020 through the Senate and House of Representatives on 30 June veered from relief in government, quiet excitement...
Vol 62 No 14 | MALI Paris makes up with the junta 8th July 2021 France resumes joint operations against jihadists as familiar civilian politicians line up to 'receive' power from the military – eventually The governments of France and Mali's regional neighbours are getting used to the colonels on whose approval the Bamako transitional government depends. On 2 July, setting the official...
Vol 62 No 14 | CÔTE D'IVOIREFRANCESAHEL Hitting the beach 8th July 2021 The seaside resort of Jacqueville is now home to the Académie internationale de lutte contre le terrorisme (AILCT), a concept first mooted in 2017 at a meeting of...
Vol 62 No 14 | GHANA Protests gather steam 8th July 2021 The opposition National Democratic Congress is back on the streets with a 'march for justice' after months of treading water following its presidential election defeat in December. Although...