Vol 62 No 2 | MALI Outstaying welcomes 21st January 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement on 19 January that he would be reviewing the deployment of soldiers to Opération Barkhane in the Sahel due to 'good results' in rece...
Vol 62 No 2 | GHANA Both sides go to court 21st January 2021 Legal challenges against narrow wins in the presidential and parliamentary results are heating up national politics John Mahama, presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is taking a leaf from the book of his opponent President Nana Akufo-Addo with his attempt...
Vol 62 No 2 | CABO VERDE Immune to diplomacy 21st January 2021 On 20 June last year, a private plane made a refuelling stop at the international airport on the Cape Verde island of Sal. On board was the 49-year-old Colombian-born Venezuelan bu...
Vol 62 No 1 | NIGERIA Ready to rumble 7th January 2021 As President Buhari looks to his legacy, the jostling for succession will begin in earnest In May, President Muhammadu Buhari will reach the halfway point of his second and final four-year term. It is that point in Nigeria's political calendar, when the main players' foc... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 1 | GHANA Skirt and blouse politics 7th January 2021 Government will get more complex with the New Patriotic Party running the executive but facing a split parliament At a time of deep polarisation, the new government emerging after the official results of the 7 December elections will demand some political cohabitation between the two main part...
Vol 62 No 1 | CÔTE D'IVOIRE Old demons resurface 7th January 2021 Last year’s electoral violence could be a foretaste of things to come as the three big political figures start to fade from view The hit from the Covid-19 pandemic means that President Alassane Ouattara will find it much harder to mask political and ethnic tensions and stark inequality with stellar economic ...
Vol 62 No 1 | MALI Bumps in the road ahead 7th January 2021 The caretaker government explores talks with jihadist leaders while it keeps its military alliance with France The death from Covid-19 of opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé on 25 December, has robbed Mali of the clear favourite for the presidential election due to take place by March 2022. Ex...
Vol 61 No 25 | GHANA A twist in the election tale 17th December 2020 After making big gains in parliament, the opposition rejects the presidential results – the lawyers on all sides will be busy It was all running like clockwork. The verdict in the national elections on 7 December was set to be free and clear of dispute – more or less a repeat of the seamless process... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 25 | NIGERIA Unbalancing the books 17th December 2020 Promises of grand economic growth have been torpedoed by the Covid-19 pandemic and crashing oil prices This time last year President Muhammadu Buhari and his numerous economic policymakers were optimistic that 2020 could see growth acceleration, job creation, significant infrastruct...
Vol 61 No 25 | GUINEA Condé’s iron resolve 17th December 2020 Having won a controversial third term, President Alpha Condé is eyeing growing mineral riches The long-delayed development of Guinea's headline-grabbing Simandou iron ore project has once again climbed to the top of President Alpha Condé's agenda, as he settles into ...