Vol 64 No 25 | CLIMATE CHANGESPECIAL REPORT The 28th UN Conference of the Parties Climate Summit – a users' guide 7th December 2023 How to navigate the facts, the figures and the declarations | By Tim Concannon and Jerry Sam in Accra and Caroline Chebet in Nairobi "There is no future in charging in the footsteps of the polluter. There is opportunity in leapfrogging and leading the world in a new direction." Mohamed Adow, Director... READ FOR FREE
Vol 56 No 7 | GAMBIA Jammeh cracks the whip 3rd April 2015 The consequences of the failed coup are proving dire for peaceful dissent as a wave of secret detentions takes place The repercussions of December's failed coup against President Yahya Jammeh are still being felt in Gambia and in the United States. One of the most prominent democracy campaigners,...
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...
Vol 63 No 10 | TOGOSPECIAL REPORT SPECIAL REPORT: How Vincent Bolloré came to dominate business in Togo – using money, media and merchandise 5th May 2022 Africa Confidential presents a Special Report on the Breton tycoon’s growing influence in Africa. Far from quitting the continent, Vincent Bolloré’s business and political interests in Africa are deepening – even as he faces trial in Paris for grand corruption in league with two West African leaders. By Andrew Weir and Nicolas Vescovacci Billionaire Vincent Bolloré, who has built up monopoly control over some of the biggest container terminals in Africa, is heading back to the French courts with two of... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 9 | SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPERUSSIA Military alliance and port deal with Russia goes live 28th April 2025 The pact has been ratified, expanding Moscow’s reach in the Gulf of Guinea and upsetting the US although it is retreating from the region On 3 April Prime Minister Américo Ramos of the Acção Democrática Independente (ADI), approved a military cooperation agreement with Russia, first signed in St. Petersburg a year ago...