Vol 66 No 25 | GAMBIA Ex-dictator threatens a homecoming 19th December 2025 Despite being accused of plundering the state and murdering opponents Yahya Jammeh is coming home and little stands in his way After nine years in exile in Equatorial Guinea, Yahya Jammeh, the dictator who ruled Gambia for 22 years with an iron fist, has announced he is returning to...
Vol 57 No 25 | GAMBIA Gambia at the cliff-edge 16th December 2016 Jammeh made history twice: first by conceding defeat and then by changing his mind. Presidents are trying to talk him down It would take a mere seven days for President Yahya Jammeh to pronounce the unthinkable and request the impossible. On 2 December, he appeared on television to tell...
Vol 47 No 25 | GAMBIASENEGAL Crossing the river 15th December 2006 Since March, fighting has raged between rebels and troops in Senegal's southern Casamance province, driving more than 10,000 refugees across the border. Rebel fighters crossed too: their leader,...
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 66 No 10 | LIBYASPECIAL REPORT The Gadaffi billions – how Libya plans to reclaim the stolen wealth 8th May 2025 Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi stashed billions in US banks, and now Libya’s power brokers are vying for control of this hidden fortune. The scramble for wealth has ignited a fierce political battle in Tripoli – one so ruthless that the official leading the recovery has been forced into hiding, fearing for his life. An Africa Confidential Special Report by John Hamilton our North Africa correspondent and managing director of Cross-Border Information. After three months in illegal detention – partly in one of Libya’s most brutal prisons – Mohammed al Mensli, Director-General of the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office... READ FOR FREE
