DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | AFRICAN UNION Elections and crisis talks at the summit 2nd February 2021 Regional security concerns, continental trade, the pandemic and its economic effects will dominate the agenda This week the guard is changing at the African Union when it holds its summit, a mixture of face-to-face and virtual meetings, in Addis Ababa on 6-7 February. READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE More woe for President Nyusi as shipbuilder Safa drags him into $2 billion secret loan scandal 2nd February 2021 Two Presidents have been named in legal fight pitting Maputo against Privinvest and Credit Suisse Attorney-General Beatriz Buchili's civil case in London against Credit Suisse and Abu-Dhabi shipbuilder Privinvest over the $2 billion secret loans saga – asserting the arrangements were illegal and... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDA Opposition contender Wine asks court to overturn President Museveni's election win 2nd February 2021 Calls grow for international sanctions against state repression as evidence of vote-rigging emerges After two weeks of house arrest, the military siege around opposition leader Bobi Wine's home has been gradually lifted and he responded by filing a challenge on 1... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | KENYA Plot to impeach William Ruto gathers steam 2nd February 2021 If it wins enough votes, the plan could bar the Deputy President from the succession race After Musalia Mudavadi's Amani National Congress revealed that it had instructed its legal team to draft articles of impeachment, the idea has been enthusiastically taken up by William... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | SOMALIA Questions grow over timing and credibility of elections 2nd February 2021 President 'Farmajo' tries to mend fences in the region after another spate of attacks At least nine people were killed on 31 January when a car bomb exploded outside Hotel Afrik in central Mogadishu, followed by a shootout between Al Shabaab fighters... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Heavy lifting ahead after London's low-profile trade conference 2nd February 2021 The pandemic's economic effects and Brexit disruptions have diverted focus on business deals with Africa A year ago at its inaugural Africa Investment conference, the United Kingdom's prime minister Boris Johnson hosted 16 African heads of state, resulting in commercial deals across the... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | NIGERIA After mounting security pressure, President sacks service chiefs 28th January 2021 Sacking of the high command is part of a wider security reorganisation Security experts in Abuja estimate that Nigeria's military, being deployed in over 30 of the country's 36 states, is under more pressure today than at any time since... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDA Oppositionist Bobi Wine plans next move with party supporters after court orders military to end house arrest 28th January 2021 Government keeps close watch on youthful opposition movement as discontents surge after elections marred by state violence After a High Court ruling on Monday (25 January) ordering police and army officers to leave Bobi Wine's home, which they had surrounded since election day on 14... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | TUNISIA Parliament backs cabinet reshuffle after a week of protests against inequalities and police brutality 28th January 2021 Standoff between the president and prime minister over naming of new minister complicates political crisis President Kais Saied, who has taken a conciliatory line towards the youthful demonstrators in Tunis and the major cities, is opposing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's choice of 11... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | CONGO-KINSHASA Another win for President Tshisekedi as parliament censures Prime Minister Sylvestre Illunga and clearing the way for a new government 28th January 2021 Political shift in Kinshasa threatens former leader Kabila and his business associates The government of Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga, a close ally of former president Joseph Kabila, has fallen after the National Assembly in Kinshasa passed a censure motion against... READ FOR FREE