Vol 48 No 25 | CAMEROON A peninsula war 14th December 2007 Tales of intrigue and treason surround the killing of 21 soldiers in the disputed Bakassi Peninsula The Cameroonian army is again in turmoil, after the dismissal last month of the head of the Delta Force, deployed in the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula on the border with Nigeria. Clau...
Vol 48 No 25 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC At last, a possible peace 14th December 2007 Plagued by rebel factions and chronic political instability, President Bozizé may be ready to talk to his opponents At last there is hope of negotiation to end one of Africa's least known calamities and the multiple rebellions against President François Bozizé's regime. Armed bandi...
Vol 48 No 25 | CAMEROONEQUATORIAL GUINEA Bank blow 14th December 2007 A daring raid on two banks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's commercial capital, on 5 December has prompted a sharp breach in relations with neighbouring Cameroon, an overhaul of nation...
Vol 48 No 23 | CONGO-KINSHASA The tail wags the dog 16th November 2007 The Kinshasa government is rocked by its failures to resolve the conflict in the eastern Kivu provinces The crisis in North Kivu is worsening sharply, with over 500,000 people displaced in the past year, and is one of the key factors holding back Congo-Kinshasa's attempts at post-war...
Vol 48 No 23 | CONGO-KINSHASA Mining undermined 16th November 2007 Mining companies were dismayed and share prices wobbled after draft copies of Congo's mining contracts review started circulating in Kinshasa last week. The leaked document is a da...
Vol 48 No 23 | UGANDACONGO-KINSHASA Guerre du lac 16th November 2007 Commercial rivalries and contractual disputes over oil reserves in Lake Albert, which runs along the Congo-Kinshasa/ Uganda border, are heating up. Tensions between their two armie...
Vol 48 No 22 | CONGO-KINSHASA The wooing of Kinshasa 2nd November 2007 President Joseph Kabila and his cabinet are much in demand as access to Congo-Kinshasa’s minerals is again contested.
Vol 48 No 22 | CHADSUDAN In loco parentis 2nd November 2007 The trial of nine French and seven Spanish citizens accused of abducting 103 children from the Chad/Sudan border region on 25 October will damage France’s relationship with C...
Vol 48 No 22 | GABONCHINA Digging Belinga 2nd November 2007 Gabonese are outraged at the terms of a US$3 billion iron ore project at Bélinga and the likely damage to the country’s national parks. We hear that the recently found...
Vol 48 No 20 | CONGO-KINSHASAANALYSIS Le scandale géologique 5th October 2007 Under-resourced and under fire - and under investigation again The government Commission reviewing up to 60 of Congo's mining contracts has quickly come under fire. Politicians, lobbyists and companies question its claims of objectivity, rigou...