63/9 | The junta's revolving door – Kaboré released and Compaoré convicted
Of the three military regimes in West Africa under pressure to hand over to civilians Burkina Faso's junta led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is proving the most adept at navigating national and regional politics (AC Vol 63 No 3 Anothe
14th Apr 2022
63/5 | How Putin revived Moscow's reach
President Vladimir Putin's first visit to Africa in 2006 launched Moscow's renewed push for economic and security ties with the continent. Its success was celebrated at the October 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi which 50 African countries and 43 head
3rd Mar 2022
63/5 | Formidable first lady flexes her muscles
To some First Lady Fatima Bio is a strong astute politician in her own right but to others a bully who may have overstepped her bounds in the party and State House and has her eyes on the presidency in 2028. That's a charge she hotly denies. One factio
3rd Mar 2022
63/4 | France moves out of Mali
African and European officials have agreed to move the centre for counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel from Mali to Niger but questions remain about how to manage the logistics and the schedule. Nigérien officials worry about the political reactions
16th Feb 2022