Vol 56 No 5 | UGANDARUSSIAOIL AND GAS Museveni gets his refinery 6th March 2015 Doubts surround both the Russian contract and the supposed benefit and even viability of the oil discoveries A Russian state company under European Union sanctions has won the contract to build an oil refinery on the shore of Lake Albert. The contract is symptomatic of...
Vol 65 No 22 | RUSSIAAFRICABRICS Mixed progress on Putin’s agenda 31st October 2024 While the BRICS summit made limited headway, the US and EU should not underestimate the strength of antipathy to the multilateral institutions Hosting last week’s BRICS summit in Kazan was a welcome break from two years of international isolation for President Vladimir Putin and a golden opportunity to increase Russia’s...
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 41 No 8 | GAMBIA Students shot 14th April 2000 Gambians are shocked by the killing of 14 people, mainly students, when security forces quelled demonstrations in Banjul on 10-11 April. It could be a turning point for...
Vol 65 No 18 | RUSSIAAFRICA Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin builds on Wagner’s propaganda legacy 3rd September 2024 Prigozhin’s African network survives him as Moscow’s outreach expands disinformation about the west and support for military juntas One year after Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s dramatic demise, the legacy of his efforts to frame Russia as a liberator of Africa from western neocolonialism lives on.