Vol 60 No 4 | SENEGAL Macky wants first round KO 22nd February 2019 Having virtually obliterated the opposition, the President is banking on winning the poll in the first round President Macky Sall may be about to pick up an unlikely gift from an old foe. In protest at the exclusion of his son Karim as a presidential...
Vol 60 No 4 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE All bets are off 22nd February 2019 Gbagbo’s probable reappearance on the political scene is not the only bombshell as the road opens to the 2020 elections A fortnight of political drama in Côte d’Ivoire began on 26 January when President Alassane Dramane Ouattara and family appeared before a capacity crowd at the main stadium...
Vol 60 No 4 | BURKINA FASO Attacks spur ethnic violence 22nd February 2019 A wave of jihadist attacks and retaliatory measures by the army is shaking up politics and endangering social stability. Prime Minister Paul Kaba Tieba and his government resigned...
Vol 60 No 4 | SENEGAL Sall campaign 'fakes news' 22nd February 2019 The run-up to the 2019 presidential elections has seen unprecedented amounts of fake news and smear campaigns against all the candidates, but none have been quite as bizarre... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 3 | NIGERIA Errors of judgement 8th February 2019 The row over the President’s suspension of the Chief Justice raises doubts over the conduct of this month’s elections Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari on 25 January, is fighting for his professional life in a partisan battle that casts a shadow over presidential...
Vol 60 No 2 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE A rapidly growing field 25th January 2019 As Ouattara mulls a third term despite widespread opposition to the move, his predecessor is confident of a triumphant return If confirmed at a review hearing set for 1 February, the acquittal of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will inject further momentum into a...
Vol 60 No 2 | GHANA Midterm blues and red lines 25th January 2019 President Akufo-Addo is pushing for bold development on industry and education – but few citizens feel any short-term benefit As he marks the halfway point for his government, President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo wants to push ahead with ambitious economic modernisation plans before campaigning for the 2020 elections...
Vol 60 No 2 | MALI A compromised regime 25th January 2019 After the president was re-elected, partly thanks to northern armed groups who brought in the vote, optimism is in short supply Mali ended 2018 better than many expected. On the national political front, the presidential election went smoothly and President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was re-elected for a second term....
Vol 60 No 1 | NIGERIA A poll without passion 11th January 2019 The party-political system is failing the country amid preparations for national elections in February and state elections in March What should be an epic battle of ideas and policies in Africa's biggest democracy to address recurring economic and security crises is turning out to be one of...
Vol 60 No 1 | SENEGAL Sall safe for second term 11th January 2019 The President is a shoo-in for re-election, but then he will have to make good on his grandiose promises President Macky Sall is unlikely to need a second round to secure re-election in February. He has the advantage of incumbency in a much-reduced field of candidates, following...