Vol 62 No 4 | MOZAMBIQUE General confusion 18th February 2021 General Eugenio Mussa's death on 8 February from Covid-19, just three weeks after his appointment as Chief of the Armed Forces, is a major blow to President Filipe...
Vol 62 No 3 | ZIMBABWE Tagwirei's hold on gold 4th February 2021 After buying more mines and banks, the mogul could become the country's top gold buyer Business kingpin Kudakwashe Tagwirei, under United States sanctions since August, aims to expand his commanding stake in Zimbabwe's gold industry – and could end up taking control of... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 3 | SOUTH AFRICA Shot in the dark 4th February 2021 As officials argue over vaccine funding, the African country worst hit by the pandemic is fumbling its chance to limit the damage A politically charged fight between the Treasury and the Health Department has derailed the government's bid to buy vaccines cheaply and quickly. Doctors and scientists criticise officials for...
Vol 62 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE Nyusi's loyalty test 4th February 2021 President Filipe Nyusi has reshuffled the military command while troops retrain and re-equip with new supplies to help meet the rebel threat in Cabo Delgado, according to local...
Vol 62 No 2 | SOUTH AFRICA Cyril and Ace's linked fates 21st January 2021 A conviction in Magashule's trial could save Ramaphosa's career in the ANC and at the polls. An acquittal could end it African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule heads to the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on 19 February to face 21 charges of corruption and fraud dating from his time...
Vol 62 No 1 | SOUTH AFRICA Challenging the statist quo 7th January 2021 Ramaphosa must both placate unions and convince lenders he can reform the state, while fending off plots from inside his party The fortunes of the ruling African National Congress, and Cyril Ramaphosa's own survival as party and South African president, are dependent on the outcome of municipal elections scheduled...
Vol 62 No 1 | ZIMBABWE Mnangagwa digs in 7th January 2021 The President is entrenching himself while the opposition battles state repression and its own divisions President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime looks secure, in spite of what is widely viewed as Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front's complete political bankruptcy and the persistence of a deep-seated...
Vol 62 No 1 | ZAMBIA Election-mania takes hold 7th January 2021 All the government’s energies are focused on winning the 12 August poll as it tries to ignore an economy in freefall Aware that it looked odd that it did not have a plan to restore the nation’s economic fortunes, the government quickly rushed out its Economic Recovery Programme on...
Vol 62 No 1 | ANGOLA J-Lo suffers party backlash 7th January 2021 The credibility of President's break with the country's kleptocratic and undemocratic recent past is fading fast President João Lourenço promised an end to the corruption that characterised the rule of his predecessor, José Eduardo dos Santos, to the impunity of the ruling Movimento...
Vol 62 No 1 | MOZAMBIQUE Nyusi running out of road 7th January 2021 The region is furious with Nyusi for failing to counter the northern insurgency as his position in both state and party weakens The chief concern of President Filipe Nyusi in the year ahead is the same that will take up most of the rest of his final term of office...