Oppositionists mobilise against Faure’s constitutional fix

The 90-day freeze on almost all United States aid imposed on 20 January by President Donald Trump, together with swingeing cuts in assistance by other rich western economies,...

Washington’s 90-day freeze on humanitarian and development programmes is escalating into a full-scale withdrawal undercutting United States’ influence, especially in the Horn of Africa wracked by multiple conflicts...

A full-throated public relations campaign is under way to show that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are bearing fruit after two troubling years with most Nigerians hit by a...

On 25 February, Energy Minister John Jinapor cancelled a directive by the previous New Patriotic Party government which sought to unitise two adjacent oil fields: one operated by...

Cruising to power on promise-packed manifesto, John Dramani Mahama has made several radical moves in his first two months in office, but his plan to sell off the...

When finance minister Enoch Godongwana told the cabinet on 19 February of his plan to raise value added tax to 17% from 15% just hours before he was...

On 31 January, a quiet ceremony took place at the Sergeant Adji Kossei air base in Ndjamena to mark the complete departure of all French troops from Chad,...

All eyes are on Sudan, especially now that the military dynamics are shifting in eastern and central areas in favour of Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) commander General Abdel...

After nearly two months of hard fighting, the Puntland authorities have announced they expect their campaign against Islamic State in Somalia to conclude successfully. The Islamic State (IS...

Eight years of gruesome clashes between Anglophone separatists and government troops have brought a Federal Republic of Ambazonia in the North-West and South-West provinces, which some Anglophones call...

Oil production, the lifeblood of Libya’s economy, is nearing 1.4 million barrels a day; a substantial hike but still 200,000 b/d below target. Political manoeuvring and rampant corruption...

Kenyan diplomats and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) under General Abdel Fattah al Burhan have waded into a new diplomatic row over plans by his rival General Mohamed...

The appointment of Yusuf Maitama Tuggar as President Bola Tinubu’s Foreign Minister in May 2023 was one of the more imaginative cabinet choices. A former journalist and ambassador...

Rarely do rival politicians celebrate new competition. Yet the launch of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP), the new party led by Martha Karua – Raila Odinga’s running mate...

President Joseph Boakai continues to splash the cash on lobbyists in Washington, DC. But this time he has agreed to pay more than US$500,000 to a former United...

Africa’s gold miners, great and small, are reaping benefits from the mounting geopolitical chaos. The gold price, which surged 20% in 2024 due to escalating political risks, has...

The battle for control of Khartoum is raging. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al Burhan is fighting for control of what is left...