Vol 58 No 21 | ALGERIAMOROCCORUSSIA Guns, gas and nukes 20th October 2017 Guns, gas and nuclear cooperation were among the goodies offered by Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev in a 72-hour tour of Algiers and Rabat between 9 and 11...
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 58 No 1 | GAMBIA Jammeh feels the heat 19th December 2016 As Yahya Jammeh shows no sign of stepping down regional leaders are determined to see him go. There is talk of military intervention The Gambia is edging closer to high noon as the presidential handover date of 19 January looms. Yahya Jammeh has until then to step down, and there are...
Vol 64 No 13 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIAUKRAINE Kyiv and Moscow give peace mission short shrift 21st June 2023 After days of awkward and unproductive diplomacy, the economic consequences of the war will worsen for Africa – starting with the collapse of the grain deal The African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia has exposed the chasm between the two countries – with Kyiv insisting on Russian withdrawal from its territory and Moscow...
Vol 53 No 6 | GAMBIAIRAN Friends reunited? 16th March 2012 Could President Yahya Jammeh, who has run one of the region’s most corrupt and brutal regimes since 1994, be planning to reopen diplomatic relations with Iran?