Vol 50 No 5 | SIERRA LEONE Shake-up in Freetown 6th March 2009 President Ernest Bai Koroma has finally shaken up his government, before a vote to determine if he will continue to lead the All People's Congress (APC). In all,...
Vol 58 No 17 | SIERRA LEONE Sugar loaf sell-out 25th August 2017 Freetown politicians, Western embassies and property speculators face some tough questions about responsibility for the Mount Sugar Loaf landslide on 14 August in which more than 500 died,...
Vol 57 No 11 | NIGERIA Economic sands start to shift 27th May 2016 The government wants to fire up growth with an expansionary budget but has made U-turns on the currency and fuel prices Less than a after month President Muhammadu Buhari signed on 6 May a growth-boosting but much delayed budget for 2016, the government has made two important policy reversals...
Vol 65 No 20 | NIGERIA Manufacturing consent and criminalising dissent 3rd October 2024 A split opposition allows President Tinubu to co-opt parliament and crack down hard on protestors Many Nigerians say the country is going through the worst hardship for 30 years, with an economy blighted by spiralling prices, capital flight and grand corruption. And rights...
Vol 47 No 20 | NIGERIA Leaving it late 6th October 2006 Six months ahead of the next presidential election, no one knows which candidates are standing and which are heading for gaol In a system that typically leaves the key decisions until the last moment, Nigeria's politicians are leaving things very late. Nominations for candidates for next April's state and...