AF

  • Sep 20
  • 2 min read

South Africa faces discontent over electricity prices

Plans to increase electricity prices are drawing opposition even from within government

South Africa
  • Sep 20
  • 2 min read

Senegal opposition protest will test its popularity

A coalition of opposition parties have called for protests next week over a planned November legislative election

Senegal
  • Sep 19
  • 7 min read

Flooding may increase anti-government anger in Nigeria

A burst dam has led to the catastrophic flooding in Maiduguri, a major city in north-eastern Nigeria

Nigeria
  • Sep 19
  • 2 min read

Somalia’s domestic divisions may deepen further

Differences over policy towards Ethiopia are starting to open old faultlines

Somalia
  • Sep 19
  • 2 min read

Niger's security forces may face increasing strain

Military sources report attacks from various armed groups at different geographical extremities of the country

Niger
  • Sep 18
  • 7 min read

Divisive politics will undermine Somalia’s security

As Somalia prepares to welcome another new peacekeeping mission, long-standing security shortfalls persist

Somalia
  • Sep 18
  • 2 min read

Ethiopia’s Tigray tensions may continue to deepen

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front is embroiled in a major factional dispute

Ethiopia
  • Sep 18
  • 2 min read

Pivi's arrest will ease junta fears in Guinea

Claude Pivi, a former military officer and key perpetrator of a 2009 massacre, was yesterday arrested in Liberia

Guinea