Vol 59 No 23 | GHANA Mahama wants a replay 23rd November 2018 The victory of Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo in the contest for national chairman at the opposition National Democratic Congress convention in Accra on 18 November could set the stage for...
Vol 59 No 22 | NIGERIASOUTH AFRICA The Brexit connection 9th November 2018 African politicians and business people are getting drawn into the shenanigans surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union A criminal investigation by Britain's National Crime Agency, announced on 5 November, into businessman and Brexit campaigner Arron Banks could touch on some of his diamond interests in...
Vol 59 No 22 | LIBERIA Weah awash in scandal 9th November 2018 The new President’s promises to tackle graft and promote Liberian companies are already wearing thin George Weah rode a wave of goodwill at home and abroad into the Liberian presidency as yet another peaceful African political transition was celebrated. But the shine is...
Vol 59 No 22 | SIERRA LEONE A bridging loan too far 9th November 2018 The Chinese government is putting pressure on President Julius Maada Bio to go ahead with a project to link Lungi International Airport, which lies on the other side...
Vol 59 No 21 | NIGERIA Now the race looks serious 26th October 2018 The challenger Atiku Abubakar has built a new coalition, but strong northern support for President Buhari will give him staying power Hell froze over in Nigeria on 11 October. That's when former President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed his once Vice-President and newly crowned leader of the opposition People's Democratic Party... READ FOR FREE
Vol 59 No 21 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Lining up for battle 26th October 2018 Falling support for the President’s party in local elections is a foretaste of the national vote in 2020 The ruling party could only count on mixed results in the just-ended regional and local elections, held on 13 October. President Alassane Dramane Ouattara's Rassemblement des houphouëtistes...
Vol 59 No 21 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Poll blow for Trovoada 26th October 2018 Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada and his ruling Acção Democrática Independente (ADI) emerged from the elections of 7 October as the biggest party, but they lost eight seats and...
Vol 59 No 21 | NIGERIA The flight into Israel 26th October 2018 The leader of the supposed Igbo independence movement, Nwannekaenyi 'Nnamdi' Kenny Okwu Kanu, seems to have turned up in Israel after going on the run from a trial...
Vol 59 No 20 | GUINEA Turks in troubled waters 12th October 2018 Another over-priced port contract comes under fire for political patronage and secrecy The Port Autonome de Conakry (PAC), Guinea's principal sea port, is a strategic national asset, so the fact that it is now to be run by Turkey's Albayrak...
Vol 59 No 20 | LIBERIA The heist that never was 12th October 2018 Elected on a pro-poor ticket as a ‘man of the people’, George Weah has fast become mired in allegations of graft President George Weah's carefully choreographed image as a champion of the slum poor, which got him elected with an overwhelming majority in December 2017, is unlikely to survive...