Vol 58 No 11 | GERMANYAFRICA Germany's turn to Africa 26th May 2017 Merkel's government is putting Africa high on its agenda of actions to be taken during its G-20 presidency Few would have expected Africa to be the focus of Chancellor Angela Merkel's leadership of the Group of Twenty, whose presidency rotates annually. Nevertheless, she will host a...
Vol 58 No 10 | AFRICAEUROPE Spinning Africa in Europe 12th May 2017 AC follows its report on lobbyists in Washington with a survey of 'reputation managers' active in London and Brussels Located within walking distance of the European Union institutions, Rue Belliard is the Brussels equivalent of Washington DC's K Street and the centre of the lobbying industry in...
Vol 58 No 9 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Finding Africa on K Street 28th April 2017 AC surveys some of the African governments spending big on political lobbyists to polish their images in Washington DC The cost of political lobbying by American consultants on behalf of African governments and politicians is a tiny proportion of the billions of dollars spent by corporations, governments...
Vol 58 No 9 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Less Blair for Africa 28th April 2017 Never known for keeping a low profile, British former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been in the news again with the launch of his Tony Blair Institute for...
Vol 58 No 8 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Desperation and inspiration 14th April 2017 With the United Kingdom's divorce from the European Union now under way, government and business have launched a charm offensive in a bid to strengthen trade partnerships with...
Vol 58 No 7 | ISRAELAFRICA Plan Bibi for AU 31st March 2017 Israel's latest African charm offensive will peak with an Israel-Africa summit on security and development in Lomé, Togo, in October. The organisers hope to have 25 sub-Saharan governments...
Vol 58 No 4 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Two trumpeteers overboard 17th February 2017 The forced exit of National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn and his Africa advisor, Marine Sergeant Robin Townley, from United States President Donald Trump's government this week are...
Vol 58 No 3 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Calling Trumpsville 3rd February 2017 Washington's radical changes in policy and alignments are starting to hit African governments and economies Until the outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, told the organisation's summit in Addis Ababa on 30 January that the United States' travel ban on... READ FOR FREE
Vol 58 No 2 | ECONOMYAFRICA Global shocks, local differences 20th January 2017 Smaller countries outpace giants such as Nigeria and South Africa but progress on regional integration and industrialisation is lacking Economic conditions in Africa this year might best be symbolised by the new railway boom, over a century after the failure of a colonial plan for a route... READ FOR FREE
Vol 58 No 2 | FRANCEAFRICA Paris sends Sahel signal 13th January 2017 With US policy on Africa still a cipher and the UK in retreat from Europe, France reaffirms its security commitments in the region More than 30 African leaders meet today (13 January) in Bamako, marking President François Hollande's farewell to the continent and a restatement of France's commitment to fight...