Vol 64 No 2 | RUSSIAAFRICA IN 2023 Moscow's goals are global not local 6th January 2023 President Putin's backing for authoritarian regimes in West and Central Africa bolsters his confrontation with France and the EU The Kremlin is working hard to diversify its influence in Africa and involve more of the Russian state in it, as far as international sanctions imposed after the...
Vol 67 No 4 | KENYARUSSIA Cannon fodder on the front line 20th February 2026 A report by the All Eyes on Wagner (AEOW) investigative group, published on 11 February, lists 1,417 fighters from 35 African countries who joined the Russian army between...
Vol 47 No 20 | GAMBIA Jammeh tomorrow 6th October 2006 The President's boast that he will hold power for the next 40 years no longer looks so idle Opposition posturing and weak election monitoring handed President Alhaji Col. (Rtd.) Dr. Yahya AJJ Jammeh another easy win in the presidential election on 22 September. But it was...
Vol 58 No 1 | GAMBIA Jammeh feels the heat 19th December 2016 As Yahya Jammeh shows no sign of stepping down regional leaders are determined to see him go. There is talk of military intervention The Gambia is edging closer to high noon as the presidential handover date of 19 January looms. Yahya Jammeh has until then to step down, and there are...
Vol 51 No 24 | GAMBIAIRAN Iranian guns and a king in Banjul 3rd December 2010 As he plans to install himself as monarch, President Jammeh has cut ties with Tehran over a mysterious arms shipment None of the official explanations - from either Tehran or Banjul - of why Iran was sending arms to Gambia via Nigeria make any sense. Gambia's President Yahya...
