DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 17 | UNITED NATIONSAFRICAN UNIONCLIMATE CHANGE Fight over Africa’s fossil fuels intensifies 9th August 2022 Climate negotiators push back against AU plan for common position on gas and nuclear energy playing a ‘critical role’ in short to medium term The African Union’s plan to ramp up oil and gas production launched at a preparatory meeting with national negotiating teams has triggered a row with climate experts and green ener... READ FOR FREE
Vol 54 No 14 | NIGERIA Inside the presidential fight 5th July 2013 Opponents – within and outside the ruling party – are undercutting President Jonathan’s authority as he prepares for the 2015 elections Two factors – rampant factionalism in the governing People’s Democratic Party and a coherent opposition alliance are changing the calculus in Nigerian politics. For the... READ FOR FREE
Vol 51 No 21 | NIGERIA The gangs of Port Harcourt 22nd October 2010 After the Abuja bombings, the political process turns back to the Niger Delta, where militants are frustrated by the aftermath of the amnesty deal Bomb blasts in Abuja on 1 October killed twelve people. They could foretell more trouble to come and it is still not clear who was responsible, despite an e-mail purporting to come...
Vol 51 No 11 | NIGERIA Reformers, politicians and generals 28th May 2010 Three groups are emerging within the governing People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Vol 54 No 11 | NIGERIA Lagos leniency 24th May 2013 A Lagos court has sentenced Azim Aghajani, the Iranian convicted on 13 May of importing 13 containers of infantry weapons, to only five years, along with his Nigerian accomplice, U...