Vol 62 No 4 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICACLIMATE CHANGE Green tax blow to Africa 18th February 2021 The EU's €1 trillion Green Deal project sits at the heart of Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission Presidency, but the bloc wants to export its climate change...
Vol 63 No 23 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONSCLIMATE CHANGECOP27 Delegates haggle in Egypt as the planet burns 17th November 2022 African leaders argued for the continent's fossil fuels at the UN COP27 summit amid fierce debates over energy access and compensation for climate change That the UN's climate summit in Sharm el Sheikh has been popularised as the 'African COP' owes as much to the strong African focus of the negotiations as... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 10 | LIBYASPECIAL REPORT The Gadaffi billions – how Libya plans to reclaim the stolen wealth 8th May 2025 Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi stashed billions in US banks, and now Libya’s power brokers are vying for control of this hidden fortune. The scramble for wealth has ignited a fierce political battle in Tripoli – one so ruthless that the official leading the recovery has been forced into hiding, fearing for his life. An Africa Confidential Special Report by John Hamilton our North Africa correspondent and managing director of Cross-Border Information. After three months in illegal detention – partly in one of Libya’s most brutal prisons – Mohammed al Mensli, Director-General of the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 22 | CLIMATE CHANGECOP27 Climate of scepticism 3rd November 2022 Expectations are low ahead of next week's COP27 climate change summit in Sharm el Sheikh. Although the African Union common position has moved away from an early draft...
Vol 66 No 3 | SIERRA LEONESPECIAL REPORT President Bio keeps cocaine lord in the family 7th February 2025 One of Europe’s most wanted criminals is the partner of one of the President’s daughters and has transferred his operations to Freetown. An Africa Confidential Special Report By Josef Skrdlik and Andrew Weir Sierra Leone has been in a state of shock ever since one of Freetown’s most astonishing urban myths was confirmed as fact – that one of Europe’s most... READ FOR FREE
