Vol 65 No 23

Published 15th November 2024

Russian sanctions-busters find a Gambian haven

14 Nov 2024

PREVIEW

A US-sanctioned Russian illegally imported US$29 million worth of diesel to The Gambia, sold it there, and sent the money to the UAE, but the authorities seem uninterested

An Africa Confidential Special Report By Mustapha K Darboe and Andrew Weir

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The winding road from the Black Sea to Banjul

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Vol 65 No 23 |

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
RUSSIA

Touadéra’s balancing act

11th November 2024

The President walks a fine line, relying on military support from Moscow as he shores up ties with the EU and France

The regime of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra may have staved off the threat of a coup d’état – unlike neighbouring Gabon and three Sahelian states – but citizens complain...

Vol 64 No 13 |

SOUTH AFRICA
RUSSIA
UKRAINE

Kyiv and Moscow give peace mission short shrift

21st June 2023

After days of awkward and unproductive diplomacy, the economic consequences of the war will worsen for Africa – starting with the collapse of the grain deal

The African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia has exposed the chasm between the two countries – with Kyiv insisting on Russian withdrawal from its territory and Moscow...

Vol 64 No 21 |

CLIMATE CHANGE
SPECIAL REPORT

Radical climate finance strategies go mainstream

13th October 2023

Leaders of the IMF and World Bank back carbon taxes and a plan to end fossil fuel subsidies | Special Report by Tim Concannon

One of the most significant moments of the finance meetings in Marrakech on 9-15 October was the call by World Bank President Ajay Banga to open discussions on...

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Vol 56 No 7 |

GAMBIA

Jammeh cracks the whip

3rd April 2015

The consequences of the failed coup are proving dire for peaceful dissent as a wave of secret detentions takes place

The repercussions of December's failed coup against President Yahya Jammeh are still being felt in Gambia and in the United States. One of the most prominent democracy campaigners,...

Vol 64 No 25 |

CLIMATE CHANGE
SPECIAL REPORT

The 28th UN Conference of the Parties Climate Summit – a users' guide

7th December 2023

How to navigate the facts, the figures and the declarations | By Tim Concannon and Jerry Sam in Accra and Caroline Chebet in Nairobi

"There is no future in charging in the footsteps of the polluter. There is opportunity in leapfrogging and leading the world in a new direction." Mohamed Adow, Director...

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