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 55 No 14 | ZIMBABWERUSSIA Arms-for-platinum deal 11th July 2014 The governing ZANU-PF has found a way to trade platinum rights for Russian weapons to replace those it lost in Congo Zimbabwe is to boost its inventory of Russian strike aircraft after concluding a US$3 billion platinum-for-arms deal with Russia. The government is desperate to replenish its armaments, many...
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 66 No 18 | BURKINA FASOMALINIGERRUSSIA Putin’s gambit in the Sahel as France leaves the stage 3rd September 2025 Moscow courts the three juntas with anti-western rhetoric and promises of gold refineries and nuclear power but is struggling to counter insurgents On 14 August, the defence ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – Generals Sadio Camara, Célestin Simporé and Salifou Modi – were in Moscow for talks with...
Vol 53 No 6 | GAMBIAIRAN Friends reunited? 16th March 2012 Could President Yahya Jammeh, who has run one of the region’s most corrupt and brutal regimes since 1994, be planning to reopen diplomatic relations with Iran?