Vol 64 No 3 | RUSSIASAHEL Resurrecting the 'Russosphere' 2nd February 2023 The spike in pro-Russian sentiment in the Sahel has been linked to an obscure Belgian activist, Luc Michel. Describing himself as a 'Stalinist', Michel, 65, founded a Belgian...
Vol 54 No 17 | GAMBIA Jammeh tightens the screw 21st August 2013 The President clamps down on the media, sacks officials and raises tension with Senegal but his US backing may be weakening President Yahya Jammeh likes to be seen to be in charge, active and striking everywhere. This month alone he has sacked three ministers, while the former Chief Justice,...
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 66 No 1 | CONGO-KINSHASARUSSIA Wagner Group is struggling to sell arms to Tshisekedi 24th December 2024 Kinshasa’s closer business ties with the US are sidelining Moscow’s military offers Congolese businessmen close to President Félix Tshisekedi are trying to negotiate a regime security, and arms deal between Kinshasa and the remnants of the Wagner Group, now under...
Vol 63 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA How manganese pipeline helps the ANC 23rd June 2022 The ruling party's ambivalence on Ukraine reflects its parlous finances as well as its internal feuding and ideological posturing A transparency law on political party funding has embarrassed the ruling African National Congress by revealing its links to Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian oligarch under global sanctions. This...
