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 47 No 12 | GAMBIA AU friends 9th June 2006 The African Union's next host, for July's summit in Banjul, is upsetting those concerned with good governance and human rights. The charge sheet against Gambian President Yahya Jammeh...
Vol 38 No 19 | GAMBIA No sanctions here 26th September 1997 Donor pressure for democratisation is having only a limited impact Possession seems to be nine-tenths of the law for Gambia's external partners. They have grown resigned to dealing with President Yahyah Jammeh since he converted his military regime...
Vol 64 No 3 | RUSSIASAHEL Resurrecting the 'Russosphere' 2nd February 2023 The spike in pro-Russian sentiment in the Sahel has been linked to an obscure Belgian activist, Luc Michel. Describing himself as a 'Stalinist', Michel, 65, founded a Belgian...