Vol 63 No 2 | RUSSIAAFRICA IN 2022 Moscow guns for African gold 11th January 2022 At this year’s summit, Putin has to offer African officials a better reason than mercenaries to switch allegiance from their traditional allies President Vladimir Putin's government is organising the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg in November: it is a moment of truth to prove how Russia has made a...
Vol 63 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Diplomacy on ice 26th May 2022 Pretoria’s position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is complicating its economic and political relations The international argument over how to respond Moscow's invasion of Ukraine played out, with some diplomatic grace, when Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria...
Vol 60 No 10 | GAMBIASENEGAL Pushing out the privateers 17th May 2019 Oil majors are returning to the Senegal basin, and long-time local dealmakers like Frank Timis are gradually being eased out BP has cemented its interest in the Senegal basin by sweeping up two disputed oil blocks off the coast of Gambia previously held by Norway-listed Africa Petroleum as...
Vol 66 No 1 | EQUATORIAL GUINEARUSSIA Moscow helps Obiang’s dynastic succession plan 3rd January 2025 Security concerns in Central Africa have brought Presidents Obiang and Putin into a closer embrace Restive militaries, recurring financial crises and transitions under two ageing authoritarian leaders are pressuring governments in Central Africa. These developments both pose threats and offer opportunities to Russia....
Vol 45 No 23 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Russian roulette 19th November 2004 A touted take-over of Gold Fields by Harmony Gold, both major South African companies, looks as though it may be about to fall flat on its face. Harmony...
