Vol 62 No 19 | NIGERIA Why the Vatican vote counts 23rd September 2021 In Anambra state, the Catholic Church’s blessing could prove crucial for a business executive running for governor A proxy war between the Catholic Church and the Church of England has become one of the main subplots in the governorship election in a commercial hub on the banks of the River Nig...
Vol 62 No 19 | NIGERIA State taxes boost devolution 23rd September 2021 A push for regional states to collect and spend their own VAT is gathering steam, as Lagos passes its own new tax law Nigeria's Supreme Court is set to rule on the right of states to individually collect and spend value-added taxes in their domain in a landmark case that could dramatically alter t...
Vol 62 No 19 | GHANA Deepwater oil deal hits a glitch 23rd September 2021 A Russian partner expresses concern at government plans to buy into oil licence Lukoil, a Russian energy company, has written to Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Ghana's Minister of Energy, to express concern about the government's plans to buy into Deepwater Tano/Cape ...
Vol 62 No 19 | GHANA Who judges the judges? 23rd September 2021 Activists and oppositionists say political loyalties are undermining the independence of the Supreme Court Six months on from the decision of Ghana's Supreme Court to uphold the victory of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in December 2020's presidential elections, controversy is growing over...
Vol 62 No 19 | MALI The Wagner act 23rd September 2021 The Kremlin was categorical on 15 September when its spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told media that there were no talks ongoing between Russia and Mali about military cooperation or an...
Vol 62 No 19 | GUINEA Junta opens transition talks 16th September 2021 Lt Col Doumbouya launches consultations as mining companies fret and fears grow of a new military era in the region The country's latest military junta, led by former French legionnaire Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, promises it will form a national unity government , without specifying a ...
Vol 62 No 18 | GUINEA Sidelined legionnaire grabs the reins 9th September 2021 Fights over military organisation and President Condé's tumbling legitimacy set the stage for Colonel Doumbouya's putsch A decade after being sworn into office by judges in vermilion and ermine, President Alpha Condé of Guinea became the prisoner of an elite military unit that stormed the presidentia... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 18 | NIGERIA Fighting for the fiscus 9th September 2021 A high court ruling in favour of local tax collectors could threaten the federal government's authority more than insurgents and kidnappers A federal court ruling on 7 September backing the right of Rivers State to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on commodities sold within its borders is a critical victory for its govern...
Vol 62 No 18 | LIBERIA Refining brand Weah 9th September 2021 Amid concerns that relations with the United States have cooled during his presidency, resulting in a loss of financial support, President George Weah has hired three US lobbying a...
Vol 62 No 18 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE Trovoada gets his man 9th September 2021 As expected, on 5 September, Carlos Vila Nova, candidate of the opposition Acção Democrática Independente (ADI) won the presidential run-off with (57.5%), according to the provisio...