Vol 52 No 16 | UNITED STATESFRANCEAFRICA Favourite four 5th August 2011 Greeting four Francophone African leaders in Washington on 28 July, President Barack Obama pledged ‘stalwart’ support on economic and security matters, signifying growing US interest in a region...
Vol 52 No 15 | KENYAUNITED STATES Nairobi needs its fix 22nd July 2011 Politicians and police show no signs of investigating two people named as ‘drugs kingpins’ by the US government Although the United States named John Harun Mwau and Naima Mohamed Nyakiniywa ‘drugs kingpins’ and froze their assets in the USA on 1 June, Mwau is conducting a...
Vol 52 No 8 | KENYAUNITED STATES Through the Wikihole 15th April 2011 The publication by WikiLeaks of the US Nairobi Embassy’s cables affords a unique and stark view of the country’s ruling figures As the International Criminal Court (ICC) starts to hear accusations against six senior Kenyans accused of links to the violence after the 2007 elections, a set of United...
Vol 52 No 8 | ANGOLAUNITED STATES Fixing finances 15th April 2011 A peaceful end to Luanda’s diplomatic dispute with the United States is in sight. US banks had closed Luanda’s bank accounts and Angola retaliated by detaining a ship...
Vol 52 No 7 | WESTERN SAHARAUNITED STATES Hello and good-bye 1st April 2011 Just as United States-based Kosmos Energy is about to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange to finance operations in Ghana’s Jubilee field,...
Vol 52 No 7 | ANGOLAUNITED STATES School meals and bullets 1st April 2011 The Angolan government detained the United States-flagged Maersk Constellation container ship at the port of Lobito between 28 February and 17 March. This was in retaliation for the...
Vol 52 No 6 | SUDANUNITED STATES Questions on terror 18th March 2011 Just as the United States was preparing to remove the Sudan regime from its State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list, Khartoum has a hosted a conference of international Islamists, including some...
Vol 52 No 4 | NAMIBIAUNITED STATESIRAN No uranium for Tehran 18th February 2011 United States’ worries over possible uranium sales to Iran from the planned Valencia mine in west-central Namibia may have blocked its sale to George Forrest International (GFI), according...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 12 | ZIMBABWEUNITED STATESASIA The wages of Xin 5th October 2011 The award of the ZISCO deal to India’s Essar is only one sign that Chinese companies are losing traction in the government of national unity Chinese companies are finding life in Zimbabwe more difficult under the national unity government, according to United States diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. Ambassador to Zimbabwe Xin Shunkang told US Ambassador...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 12 | ZIMBABWEUNITED STATESASIA Faith, Grace and intervention 5th October 2011 WikiLeaks cables reveal that First Lady Grace Mugabe is an important facilitator for South Korean companies looking for business opportunities in Zimbabwe. Charles A. Ray, the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe,...