AF

  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Nigeria may struggle to improve road safety

The explosion of an overturned fuel tanker truck has killed over 150 people in northern Nigeria

Nigeria
  • Oct 16
  • 7 min read

Talon may have third-term ambitions in Benin

The authorities have arrested a prominent businessman and a former minister accused of plotting a coup d'etat

Benin
  • Oct 16
  • 2 min read

Abuse allegations may weaken UN legitimacy in CAR

Media investigations suggest that sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers in CAR may be much more widespread than reported

Central African Republic
  • Oct 15
  • 7 min read

African industrialisation goals may prove elusive

Many African states are returning to an emphasis on industrialisation in their economic development programmes

Africa
  • Oct 15
  • 2 min read

Ghana polling suggests Bawumia faces uphill struggle

A new tracking poll has Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia trailing former President John Mahama in the presidential race

Ghana
  • Oct 14
  • 7 min read

Devaluation underscores Zimbabwe’s economic weakness

Authorities have undertaken a major devaluation of a currency they previously insisted was free-floating

Zimbabwe
  • Oct 14
  • 2 min read

Debt obstacles may hinder Senegal's development goals

The government will today announce an ambitious new development programme

Senegal
  • Oct 11
  • 7 min read

Gachagua impeachment poses risks for Kenyan president

The president's allies have moved to impeach the deputy president

Kenya