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 63 No 2 | NIGERIA In search of flagbearers 20th January 2022 The ruling party begins the tortuous and divisive task of choosing its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections On 26 February the ruling All Progressives' Congress (APC) will hold its national convention in Abuja to choose its top officials and set a schedule for the primary elections to pi...
Vol 53 No 13 | NIGERIAUNITED STATES Fine gesture 22nd June 2012 The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is giving ‘appropriate consideration’ to a request that it share with the victims the financial penalties (‘disgorgement’) it l...
Vol 60 No 16 | NIGERIA Bunkering mentality 9th August 2019 In the piracy-riven Gulf of Guinea, there is doubt as to whether one particular vessel, the Indian-registered MT Apecus, was a victim of pirates or a pirate ship. Confusion has rei...
Vol 44 No 18 | NIGERIA Delta force 12th September 2003 The military's plans for the Niger Delta are unclear. The army launched 'Operation Restore Hope' in July, with the stated aims of enforcing peace and protecting oilfields. Troops a...