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 12 |

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
RUSSIA

West set on banishing Moscow's forces from Bangui

30th May 2024

The death of Prigozhin has neither reduced the influence of Russia nor diminished France's efforts to charm Bangui out of the Kremlin's grip

Russian mercenaries no longer openly roam the streets of Bangui by day as in the Wagner Group's heyday, but they still pluck President Faustin-Archange Touadéra's opponents from the...

Vol 65 No 1 |

CLIMATE CHANGE
SPECIAL REPORT

What did the UN COP28 Climate summit deliver for Africa?

29th December 2023

The final communiqué at the end of the UN COP28 summit in Dubai on 13 December produced what its authors hailed as a breakthrough – it approved a roadmap for 'transitioning away from fossil fuels' | By Tim Concannon

It was a first for a UN Climate Conference. But it stopped short of what many delegates had called for – 'a phase-out' of the use of coal,...

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Vol 66 No 10 |

Touadéra’s allies in Moscow and Kigali back his third-term aim

13th May 2025

Defying local and foreign enforcers, activists protest against the President’s anti-constitutional plans

Hundreds of activists took to the streets of Bangui on 4 April to oppose President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s plan to run for an unconstitutional third term with the support...

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 65 No 16 |

RUSSIA
AFRICA

Moscow sees a year of transition

1st August 2024

African governments are evaluating more closely what President Putin’s government has to offer beyond security services

The ambush of a patrol convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers, killing over 50 Russian Africa Corps members, is the latest and most high profile of a...

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