Cameroon

The return of internet in the country's two anglophone regions follows a three-month shutdown by the government

The Nigerian Boko Haram insurgency spillover to the wider Lake Chad region varies from famine to chronic insecurity

Protests in English-speaking regions grow, as citizens complain of mistreatment by the largely francophone government

The killing of two protestors by police could spark new waves of unrest from Anglophone parts of the country

The president faces little competition, allowing him to stay in power while planning for a successor

States across the region are stepping up security in a bid to pre-empt further high-profile attacks

Elevated risk concerns are raising borrowing costs for sovereigns -- even those with relatively healthy outlooks

The illicit timber trade is depriving states of substantial revenues, but forms only part of deforestation pressures