Vol 52 No 23 | GAMBIA ‘No monster’ Jammeh heads for victory 18th November 2011 The President can rely on foreign friends and weak opponents to stay in power Putschist President Yahya Jammeh will win re-election for the third time on 24 November at the head of his Alliance for Patriotic Reconciliation and Construction (APRC). He may...
Vol 64 No 14 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRUSSIAFRANCE Macron makes a U-turn on autocracy 5th July 2023 France has dropped objections to presidential assaults on democracy in a return of Cold War-style geopolitics designed to exclude Russia President Emmanuel Macron is leading an international effort, including Rwanda and the UN – with growing United States support – to lift the pressure on President Faustin-Archange Touadéra...
Vol 62 No 23 | MALIRUSSIAUNITED NATIONS Bamako and Moscow defy Paris 11th November 2021 The Malian foreign minister's trip to Moscow will be read as a slap in Paris's face as the junta deepens relations with President Putin's government The visit by Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop to Moscow on 11 November flies in the face of French government complaints about Russia's state-backed mercenaries and their allied...
Vol 63 No 12 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Moscow's missing tankers 9th June 2022 As Russia seeks to evade western sanctions on oil and gas exports, mystery surrounds the fate of two super-tankers loaded with 4.2 million barrels of Russian crude oil...
Vol 58 No 16 | GAMBIA No licence to drill 4th August 2017 African Petroleum Corporation Limited, founded by Vasile 'Frank' Timis, risks losing its foothold in Gambia's growing oil and gas sector after failing to renew the exploration licences for...
