AF

  • Apr 24
  • 7 min read

West Africa faces a future of recurring intense heat

Scientists have linked a recent heat wave in West Africa and the Sahel to climate change

West Africa
  • Apr 24
  • 2 min read

Congo’s National Assembly offers Kamerhe a platform

Vital Kamerhe is set to return as the head of the National Assembly, 15 years after his first stint in the post

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Apr 24
  • 2 min read

Mali's junta risks alienating key local constituency

Local associations in the Mopti Region have organised major protests against government failures to stem insecurity

Mali
  • Apr 23
  • 7 min read

Tanzania opposition's Zanzibar threat may prove risky

Zanzibar's opposition is trying to pressure the ruling party into making good on his pledges of reform

Tanzania
  • Apr 23
  • 2 min read

West Africa standby force creation faces many hurdles

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called for the establishment of a regional standby force to counter terrorism

West Africa
  • Apr 23
  • 2 min read

Mozambique’s Frelimo prepares to elect a flagbearer

The party is poised to take a much-delayed decision on who should succeed President Filipe Nyusi

Mozambique
  • Apr 22
  • 7 min read

Nigeria intel failures will hinder counter-terrorism

Recent mass abductions have raised questions over the effectiveness of Nigeria's domestic intelligence service.

Nigeria
  • Apr 22
  • 2 min read

Sudan’s El Fasher faces a siege fraught with risk

The Rapid Support Forces are tightening their stranglehold around the key North Darfur town

Sudan