A fortnightly online publication monitoring political and economic trends throughout sub-Saharan Africa, published by Asempa Limited.https://www.africa-confidential.comen-ushttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/content/images/logo_small.gifhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16149/the-soldiers-beyond-ramaphosas-reachFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSpecial Forces accused of murder expose a security system in disarray – and an Islamic State network running from Mogadishu to MidrandSouth Africa6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16149/the-soldiers-beyond-ramaphosas-reachhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16150/abiys-enemies-find-common-causeFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA loose anti-federal alliance is becoming a political and military problem for Addis Ababa and in the wider regionEthiopiaHorn of Africa6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16150/abiys-enemies-find-common-causehttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16151/rebuilding-the-ethnic-machineFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA rebooted coalition might hold together but in Kenya’s political marketplace it is blocs, not ideas, that are the trading currencyKenya6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16151/rebuilding-the-ethnic-machinehttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16152/mohammed-vi-faces-a-turnout-testFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Palace expects its parties to retain control after the 23 September vote, but it has to make a managed contest look politically meaningfulMorocco6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16152/mohammed-vi-faces-a-turnout-testhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16148/saied-buckles-in-summer-of-discontentFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA 55°C heatwave, power cuts and jailed dissidents have prompted a newly coordinated opposition to take on the regimeTunisia6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16148/saied-buckles-in-summer-of-discontenthttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16147/opposition-leader-lissu-turns-the-tables-on-president-hassanFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe chair of Chadema is defending himself in his treason trial and trying to drag the president and her security chiefs into the witness boxTanzania6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16147/opposition-leader-lissu-turns-the-tables-on-president-hassanhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16143/dangote-refinery-presses-ahead-with-5-billion-listing-despite-regulatory-feudFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAfrica's largest IPO nears approval as the oil group challenges the oversight of Nigeria's midstream regulatorNigeria6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16143/dangote-refinery-presses-ahead-with-5-billion-listing-despite-regulatory-feudhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16141/beijing-finds-partners-on-both-sides-of-the-tripoli-benghazi-divideFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChinese companies are building ties with the rival regimes, using banking, shipping and industries to expand operationsLibya, China6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16141/beijing-finds-partners-on-both-sides-of-the-tripoli-benghazi-dividehttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16142/chinese-capital-tests-the-limits-of-washingtons-diplomatic-offerFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAs Beijing courts both Tripoli and Benghazi, Massad Boulos’s power-sharing gambit risks entrenching the warlords it hoped to tameLibya, United States6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16142/chinese-capital-tests-the-limits-of-washingtons-diplomatic-offerhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16137/al-shabaab-tests-hassan-sheikhs-resolve-as-troop-drawdown-nearsFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTIntelligence raids killed a jihadi commander but the insurgents’ staying power complicates any peacekeeping exitSomalia6717https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/16137/al-shabaab-tests-hassan-sheikhs-resolve-as-troop-drawdown-nearshttps://www.africa-confidential.comhttps://www.africa-confidential.com