AF

  • Jul 18
  • 2 min read

Arbitrary arrests will grow opposition in Guinea

Civil society organisations have called for demonstrations after the kidnapping of two opposition figures

Guinea
  • Jul 17
  • 7 min read

West Africa's ECOWAS may struggle to overcome weakness

West Africa's ECOWAS regional bloc is threatened by juntas who want out

West Africa
  • Jul 17
  • 2 min read

Fresh Kenya protests underscore challenge for Ruto

Protests resumed yesterday despite the president’s efforts to defuse the crisis

Kenya
  • Jul 17
  • 2 min read

Stalled Nigeria wage talks may lead to more strikes

A major labour union has threatened a general strike in response to threats to decentralise minimum wage legislation

Nigeria
  • Jul 16
  • 7 min read

Sao Tome may struggle to acquire needed financing

Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada has rejected the IMF's conditions for a new extended credit facility arrangement

Sao Tome
  • Jul 16
  • 7 min read

Ruto’s fiscal shift will create challenges for Kenya

The president has been forced into a major U-turn on fiscal policy following mass protests

Kenya
  • Jul 16
  • 2 min read

Tonse Alliance split will fuel uncertainty in Malawi

The governing coalition has split following the recent death of the country’s vice-president

Malawi
  • Jul 16
  • 2 min read

FGM vote will help The Gambia avert aid reductions

Parliament yesterday upheld a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM)

Gambia