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 65 No 1 | CLIMATE CHANGESPECIAL REPORT What did the UN COP28 Climate summit deliver for Africa? 29th December 2023 The final communiqué at the end of the UN COP28 summit in Dubai on 13 December produced what its authors hailed as a breakthrough – it approved a roadmap for 'transitioning away from fossil fuels' | By Tim Concannon It was a first for a UN Climate Conference. But it stopped short of what many delegates had called for – 'a phase-out' of the use of coal,... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 20 | RUSSIAAFRICA A web of disinformation 3rd October 2024 A nascent effort to set up a ‘Pan African Intelligence Agency’, led by the same group linked to the creation of the ‘Russosphere’ French-language disinformation campaign targeting Africa,...
Vol 47 No 16 | GAMBIA Democratic deficits 4th August 2006 After spending US$22 million on the African Union (AU) summit last month, President Yahya Jammeh has called a snap election on 22 September. With only six weeks to...
Vol 50 No 14 | GAMBIA No free speech here 10th July 2009 By gaoling opposition journalists, President Yahya Jammeh makes himself look insecure. The President, who seized power as a mere lieutenant fifteen years ago, now entitles himself President Sheikh...
