Vol 49 No 19 | CONGO-KINSHASA Tin soldiers 19th September 2008 The commanders of Congo’s army, the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo, are mining cassiterite (tin ore) and gold in league with the majority Hutu Forces...
Vol 49 No 16 | CAMEROON Fru Ndi's trial 1st August 2008 The 19 August murder trial of veteran oppositionist John Fru Ndi and 22 of his Social Democratic Front members will further sideline the leader of the SDF, Cameroon's...
Vol 49 No 16 | CAMEROONNIGERIA Bogged down 1st August 2008 Cameroonian security forces in the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula are on maximum alert after fatal attacks by the Niger Delta Defence and Security Council. The NDDSC, a little-known,...
Vol 49 No 15 | CAMEROON Not the plane truth 18th July 2008 The investigation into how the state was tricked out of $40 million is shaking up Yaoundé's political elite Some of Cameroon's biggest political names are at risk as the Police Judiciaire de Yaoundé continues investigations into the biggest and most complex corruption case in President Paul...
Vol 49 No 14 | UGANDACONGO-KINSHASA The competition heats up 4th July 2008 As oil exploration continues apace on Lake Albert, Uganda and Congo threaten to make business difficult for foreign companies Companies drilling on the Ugandan side of Lake Albert, which straddles the border with Congo-Kinshasa, had a rude shock in mid-June when President Yoweri Museveni announced that Uganda...
Vol 49 No 14 | EQUATORIAL GUINEABRITAIN No case, no answer 4th July 2008 On 26 June, Malabo quietly dropped a three-year campaign to pursue some of the alleged architects of the 2004 mercenary coup plot for civil damages in England (AC...
Vol 49 No 13 | CAMEROONNIGERIA Slaughter on the border 20th June 2008 More gruesome killings raise doubts about the August handover of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula Troops from Nigeria and Cameroon were put on high alert in the Bakassi Peninsula, following the unexplained slaughter of five Cameroonian soldiers and a local government official on...
Vol 49 No 13 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA At the circus 20th June 2008 Britain's tenuous relations with Equatorial Guinea are likely to be the other casualty - alongside natural justice - after this week's show trial in Malabo of former Special...
Vol 49 No 12 | CONGO-KINSHASA Bemba under arrest 6th June 2008 It is convenient for President Kabila that his main opponent stands accused of war crimes At least a couple of months must pass before Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo can be transferred from Belgium, where he was arrested on 24 May, to prison in the...
Vol 49 No 12 | CAMEROON Biya's purge 6th June 2008 The President is about to sack some selected ministers for corruption but that won’t end the problem Corruption scandals have become a handy way for President Paul Biya to brighten his image ahead of the 2011 presidential election. They allow him to boost his...