Vol 64 No 23 | RUSSIAAFRICA Wagner pays cash for digital influence 16th November 2023 A leak from the Russian group's propaganda arm reveals payments for videos by West African bloggers and influencers on social media platforms The Wagner Group has been paying West African social and digital media influencers and broadcasters for videos and blogs attacking France and supporting Russian narratives on the Ukraine... READ FOR FREE
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 62 No 4 | GAMBIAGUINEA BISSAUSENEGAL Sall roots out rebels 18th February 2021 Senegal's media eagerly showed footage of soldiers walking through rebel camps which the Senegalese army overran in the first week of February. Deserted kitchens, mostly old weaponry and...
Vol 66 No 24 | GAMBIA Auditor challenges president 5th December 2025 The Supreme Court in Banjul is expected to hear in one to two weeks’ time the plea of the sacked Auditor-General Modou Ceesay that he was illegally removed...
Vol 66 No 19 | GAMBIA Barrow fires Auditor, shielding a ballooning family empire 17th September 2025 After being accused of favouring relatives and friends with state-backed rice deals and discounted bank sales, the President has summarily sacked the Auditor-General When police forcibly removed Auditor-General, Modou Ceesay from the National Audit Office on 15 September they triggered youth-led protests in which several demonstrators were arrested as fighting spilled...
