Vol 56 No 16 | SOMALIABRITAIN UK probes Soma’s local ties 4th August 2015 Corruption investigators are looking in the British oil company’s payments to individuals within the oil ministry A secret financial report, seen by Africa Confidential, claims that the British company Soma Oil and Gas Holdings Limited has made substantial payments over the last 18 months... READ FOR FREE
Vol 56 No 15 | SOMALIA Impeaching and impeding 23rd July 2015 President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud averted an attempt to impeach him on 19 July, but a faction of secular MPs is still determined to get rid of him.
Vol 56 No 15 | TANZANIA CCM springs surprise 22nd July 2015 The governing party has found a presidential candidate with managerial skills and a reputation for getting things done In a move reminiscent of the ‘rise without trace’ in 2010 of Nigeria’s ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010, Tanzania’s governing party, Chama cha Mapinduzi, has nominated a virtual...
Vol 56 No 15 | TANZANIA Unfinished constitutional business 22nd July 2015 President Jakaya Kikwete’s second term in office has been marred by his perceived inability either to clean up many of the problems he inherited or to provide a...
Vol 56 No 15 | SOMALIA An offering to Obama 21st July 2015 Kenya and Ethiopia want to present the US President with a victory against the Islamists in Somalia as Amisom’s funding is threatened The Ethiopian and Kenyan military hope to welcome President Barack Obama to Kenya by capturing the town of Bardhere from the Somali Islamist militia Al Haraka al Shabaab...
Vol 56 No 14 | SUDAN Why the peacekeepers stay in Darfur 10th July 2015 As the government and its allies step up attacks on civilians in Darfur, the UN and AU insist their protection force will extend its mandate Khartoum has fought a long battle to cripple and expel the international peacekeeping force in Darfur, so it reacted angrily last month when the mission's mandate was extended...
Vol 56 No 14 | SOMALIA A federal farrago 10th July 2015 The new regional governments are generating conflicts among rivals and with Al Shabaab. That looks bad for next year's elections The ferocity of Al Haraka al Shabaab al Mujahideen's Ramadan offensive has obscured growing divisions among clans – and between them and the government – over the increasing...
Vol 56 No 14 | SOMALIA Shabaab's surge 10th July 2015 Al Haraka al Shabaab al Mujahideen's devastating attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia base at Leego on 26 June may mark the high point of the...
Vol 56 No 14 | SOUTH SUDAN War mars independence day 10th July 2015 Independence anniversary celebrations on 9 July were a far cry from the mass joy when the country separated from Sudan in 2011. The civil war, in which over...
Vol 56 No 14 | BURUNDI UN: 'unfair, unfree' 10th July 2015 The United Nations' election observer mission has condemned the 29 June local and legislative elections in Burundi, saying 'the environment was not conducive for free, credible and inclusive...