Vol 65 No 5 | NIGERIA Spiralling prices imperil Tinubu’s reforms 29th February 2024 Facing political pushback and food riots, the government is rethinking its devaluation and subsidy cuts There was no hiding the desperation when Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced on 27 February that interest rates would be hiked from 18.75% to 22.75%,...
Vol 65 No 5 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE All eyes on 2025 – and the northern border 29th February 2024 Recent elections have left the ruling RHDP in a comfortable political position but Tidjane Thiam's ascent in the PDCI has raised the stakes Unless a yet-to-be-known actor has a spectacular political ascent, the 2025 presidential election will be a contest between the Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) on the one...
Vol 65 No 5 | LIBYAMALI Tuareg-Wagner clash in Libya? 29th February 2024 Unconfirmed reports in Tripoli claim that a group of Tuareg fighters in southwestern Libya has captured some Wagner Group soldiers there in revenge for the capture of Kidal,...
Vol 65 No 5 | BURKINA FASO Junta press-gangs the press 26th February 2024 Rasmané Zinaba and Bassirou Badjo, youth leaders in the pro-democracy movement Balai Citoyen (Citizen Sweep), were abducted on 20 February and 21 February respectively by unidentified agents, continuing...
Vol 65 No 5 | SENEGAL After Sall's U-turn, elections likely within two weeks 19th February 2024 The top court's rejection of plans to postpone the vote steers the country back to constitutionalism It took President Macky Sall less than a day to accept the ruling by the Conseil constitutionnel on 15 February that the postponement of the presidential election and...
Vol 65 No 4 | SENEGAL Fury as Sall's vote delay unleashes mayhem 15th February 2024 The President's mismanagement of his succession crashes the country's reputation for stability and its growth prospects President Macky Sall's announcement on 3 February postponing this month's elections has wrecked what was left of his legacy and is undermining Senegal's governance amid multiple clashes between... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 4 | SENEGALWEST AFRICA The region on the rack 15th February 2024 Double standards on governance rules are straining the credibility of the Ecowas bloc Facing multiple challenges to their authority, West African leaders are trying to dampen down what seem to be mutually reinforcing crises for their regional organisation. On 28 January...
Vol 65 No 4 | NIGERIA How the poor help the rich 15th February 2024 Top officials are accused of raiding a state-funded programme meant to offer desperately needed relief for struggling communities The detention of former Humanitarian Affairs Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq on 2 January on charges related to alleged fraud over US$38 million of public funds has led to...
Vol 65 No 4 | GHANA A Valentine's Day reshuffle 15th February 2024 Embattled Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, 65, was removed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on 14 February in a reshuffle involving another 11 ministers and 10 deputy ministers.
Vol 65 No 4 | NIGERIA UN breaks with scandal-hit pollution agency 12th February 2024 Theft of oil spill clean-up funds in Ogoniland is set to continue as the UN Environment Programme cuts ties with HYPREP Activists and environmentalists looking for a policy change on the troubled US$1 billion clean-up project in the Niger Delta by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government have been disappointed....