Vol 47 No 12 | GAMBIA AU friends 9th June 2006 The African Union's next host, for July's summit in Banjul, is upsetting those concerned with good governance and human rights. The charge sheet against Gambian President Yahya Jammeh...
Vol 53 No 8 | GAMBIA Opposition poll boycott 13th April 2012 After President Yahya Jammeh’s victory in November’s presidential poll surprised nobody, the parliamentary elections of 29 March were similarly predictable. Anticipating fraud, the five major opposition parties...
Vol 64 No 3 | RUSSIAAFRICA President Putin's Africa summit in July will be key diplomatic test 26th January 2023 Foreign Minister Lavrov tours Southern Africa as Moscow wins more battles in information war with Europe and the US Russian officials are confident that South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend President Vladimir Putin's Russia-Africa summit due to be held in late July in St Petersburg. The...
Vol 63 No 6 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRUSSIA UN clashes with Wagner worsen 8th March 2022 Moscow's surrogates are undermining the international peacekeepers but diplomats hope a new UN mission chief can stabilise the operation The Russian-inspired detention of four French soldiers in February at Bangui airport, and the imminent departure of Mankeur Ndiaye, the Senegalese head of the UN's mission to Central...
Vol 66 No 14 | GAMBIA Oil report blames officials 11th July 2025 A report by Gambia’s lawmakers has blamed three state officials for interfering with a police investigation into the importation and sale of 36,000 tonnes of sanctioned Russian diesel...