Vol 65 No 22 | ERITREA A rare ruling party congress 31st October 2024 There are indications Eritrea’s secretive president Issayas Afewerki is planning a rare congress of the country’s only legal party – the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ).
Vol 65 No 22 | KENYA Ruto’s impeachment of his Deputy starts to backfire 28th October 2024 Pushing out Gachagua could cost the President votes and doesn’t alleviate the deepening financial woes For all the ‘sturm und drang’ over the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua it is still unclear why he and President William Samoei Ruto fell out.
Vol 65 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUERWANDA Kigali tightens its security grip as Nyusi bows out 23rd October 2024 The furore over Mozambique’s national elections this month may complicate Rwanda’s military role in the northern Cabo Delgado province Rwanda’s military, invited by President Filipe Nyusi to push back insurgents and guard the gas export plant in Cabo Delgado, is expanding its security operations and business interests...
Vol 65 No 21 | SUDAN Fight for Darfur and Khartoum intensifies 17th October 2024 Buoyed by foreign backers and ignoring civilian casualties, both Burhan and Hemeti claim a breakthrough is in sight For the next few months of the dry season, the rival factions look set to concentrate their forces in the devastating battles for control of two cities and... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 21 | DJIBOUTIWHO'S WHO PROFILE: Djibouti’s quiet man 17th October 2024 If Raila Odinga has name recognition across the continent, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has the contact book. That, at least, is the argument at the heart of Djibouti’s bid...
Vol 65 No 21 | KENYA Mountain doesn’t go to Gachagua 17th October 2024 The confirmation of Rigathi Gachagua’s defenestration as deputy president by the Senate as Africa Confidential went to press has left Mount Kenya and the Gikuyu community weighing up...
Vol 65 No 21 | CHADSUDAN Mahamat Kaka’s Darfur policy starts blowing back 15th October 2024 The Zaghawa are turning against the President’s arms shipment deals with the UAE and backing for Hemeti’s RSF militia Two raging urban battles – in Khartoum and El Fasher in North Darfur – could determine the next stage in Sudan’s devastating war: the de facto partition of...
Vol 65 No 20 | KENYA The deputy takes the fall 3rd October 2024 When MPs voted to impeach Gachagua they raised more questions about the Ruto government’s political direction In the end it was a rout. Out of 345 seats currently occupied in the National Assembly, 293 MPs voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, comfortably above...
Vol 65 No 20 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASA Goma under siege 3rd October 2024 Massive human rights abuses, including the murder and rape of refugees and blockades of humanitarian aid, have been committed by the Rwandan army and the M23 militia group...
Vol 65 No 20 | SOUTH SUDAN Salva Kiir extends his rule as the oil cash runs out 26th September 2024 Juba is delaying elections for another two years as it organises a census, a political party register and a new constitution The latest extension of the transitional government’s rule comes as regional instability spreads and South Sudan’s oil revenues crash. On 13 September, the Juba government announced it was...