AF

  • Sep 13
  • 2 min read

Senegal parliament dissolution will likely boost Faye

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye yesterday dissolved parliament and set a November date for new legislative elections

Senegal
  • Sep 12
  • 7 min read

Ethiopia-Somalia tension may fuel regional instability

A dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia continues to evolve, drawing in the wider region

Ethiopia
  • Sep 12
  • 2 min read

BELA furore underscores South African GNU’s fragility

The ANC’s plans to sign into law a bill opposed by its main coalition partner has triggered a crisis within government

South Africa
  • Sep 12
  • 2 min read

Embalo's Guinea-Bissau announcement may not be final

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo yesterday announced his decision not to run for re-election

Guinea-Bissau
  • Sep 11
  • 7 min read

Mali's junta may not compromise in northern conflict

The aftermath of the July 27 Tinzaouatene ambush has seen airstrikes, tensions with Algiers and rebel alliance-building

Mali
  • Sep 11
  • 2 min read

Kenya airport furore exposes government’s weakness

Plans to bring a foreign operator in to manage Nairobi’s airport have encountered fierce opposition

Kenya
  • Sep 11
  • 2 min read

North-east Nigeria’s humanitarian crisis may worsen

A major dam has burst following torrential rains, flooding Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria's largest city

Nigeria
  • Sep 10
  • 7 min read

East Africa faces growing climate adaptation pressures

As the impacts of climate change intensify, regional countries will need to prepare if they wish to soften the blow

East Africa