Vol 66 No 3 | SIERRA LEONESPECIAL REPORT President Bio keeps cocaine lord in the family 7th February 2025 One of Europe’s most wanted criminals is the partner of one of the President’s daughters and has transferred his operations to Freetown. An Africa Confidential Special Report By Josef Skrdlik and Andrew Weir Sierra Leone has been in a state of shock ever since one of Freetown’s most astonishing urban myths was confirmed as fact – that one of Europe’s most... READ FOR FREE
Vol 2 (AAC) No 1 | BURKINA FASOGAMBIATAIWAN Diplomacy still has dollars for some 27th November 2008 Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s desire to put an end to ‘dollar diplomacy’ has been put to the test by his counterparts in Burkina Faso and Gambia. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s desire to put an end to ‘dollar diplomacy’ (AAC Vol 1 No 11) has been put to the test by his counterparts in Burkina...
Vol 45 No 6 | GAMBIA Fraud and the Fund 19th March 2004 The International Monetary Fund is unconvinced by President Yahya Jammeh's anti-corruption campaign and the trial of five central bank officials on foreign exchange offences
Vol 65 No 16 | RUSSIAAFRICA 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...
Vol 49 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Nuclear nexus 23rd May 2008 South African officials visiting Russia on 22-23 May were in damage-control mode. In March, Eskom let it be known that the Russian nuclear reactor builder Atomstroyexport (ASE), would...
