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Angola
The inner circle of ‘liquidator' Lourenco

The Angolan president has concentrated power in the hands of figures united by the same goal: to turn the page on the Dos Santos years.

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2018

Gabon
Ali Bongo's new green image

Struggling on the economic level, the president is counting on his environmental policies to shore up his position.

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2018

DRC, United Nations
Kabila's wily game of poker with MONUSCO

The sovereignty-minded authorities of Congo-K have publicly refused to allow ballots for the presidential election on 23 December to be [...]

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Benin
Patrice Talon neuters the opposition

The Beninese president has needed just two years to remove his main opponents from the political stage.

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2018

Ivory Coast
Ouattara and Soro at loggerheads

Henri Konan Bedie (HKB) is not the only one on [...]

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Mali
IBK imposes an austerity drive in Koulouba

After an eventful presidential election in July and August, it [...]

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Mauritania
A UN inquiry targets the MINUSCA contingent

On 24 September, the United Nations ordered an internal inquiry [...]

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African Union, Chad
Moussa Faki Mahamat's costly entourage criticised

The costs of the official trips abroad of the president [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2018

China, West Africa
Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

The project to build a rail link of over 6,000 [...]

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Congo, France
French interior ministry to monitor issuing of Congolese diplomatic passports

Under pressure from France, the Congolese authorities have agreed to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2018

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's pledges to the TPLF

The chairman of the TPLF (Tigray People's Liberation Front) and president of Tigray National Regional State (TNRS), Debretsion Gebremichael, has [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2018

Uganda
Museveni puts the brakes on anti-corruption drive

The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has still not received the green light from Yoweri Museveni to process the cases [...]

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Tanzania
IMF and World Bank play good cop, bad cop

In its 2018 annual report published on 4 October, the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2018

South Sudan
The security forces set to oversee the transition

According to a memorandum relating to the Permanent Ceasefire and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2018

Kenya
Joho and Musyoka, candidates without a backer…

The governor of Mombasa Ali Hassan Joho (Orange Democratic Movement, [...]

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Kenya
Who is out to get Tobiko?

Having already attracted the ire of the timber companies at [...]

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Comoros islands
A parliamentary mission… but to what end?

They had asked to visit a workshop which makes kwassas, [...]

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Djibouti
Who will replace Djama Speed?

With Ismail Omar Guelleh's ex-son-in-law, the health minister Djama Elmi [...]

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Somalia
Why Al-Shabaab is purging its own ranks

On 8 and 9 October, the Islamist fundamentalists of Al-Shabaab [...]

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Djibouti
RPP and FRUD still on frosty terms

Following the handshake between Ismail Omar Guelleh and Isaias Afwerki, [...]

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Politics

Angola
The inner circle of ‘liquidator' Lourenco

Gabon
Ali Bongo's new green image

DRC, United Nations
Kabila's wily game of poker with MONUSCO

Benin
Patrice Talon neuters the opposition

Ivory Coast
Ouattara and Soro at loggerheads

Mali
IBK imposes an austerity drive in Koulouba

Mauritania
A UN inquiry targets the MINUSCA contingent

African Union, Chad
Moussa Faki Mahamat's costly entourage criticised

China, West Africa
Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

Congo, France
French interior ministry to monitor issuing of Congolese diplomatic passports

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's pledges to the TPLF

Uganda
Museveni puts the brakes on anti-corruption drive

Tanzania
IMF and World Bank play good cop, bad cop

South Sudan
The security forces set to oversee the transition

Kenya
Joho and Musyoka, candidates without a backer…

Kenya
Who is out to get Tobiko?

Comoros islands
A parliamentary mission… but to what end?

Djibouti
Who will replace Djama Speed?

Somalia
Why Al-Shabaab is purging its own ranks

Djibouti
RPP and FRUD still on frosty terms

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Angola The inner circle of ‘liquidator' Lourenco

Gabon Ali Bongo's new green image

DRC, United Nations Kabila's wily game of poker with MONUSCO

Benin Patrice Talon neuters the opposition

Ivory Coast Ouattara and Soro at loggerheads

Mali IBK imposes an austerity drive in Koulouba

Mauritania A UN inquiry targets the MINUSCA contingent

African Union, Chad Moussa Faki Mahamat's costly entourage criticised

China, West Africa Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

Congo, France French interior ministry to monitor issuing of Congolese diplomatic passports

Eritrea, Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali's pledges to the TPLF

Uganda Museveni puts the brakes on anti-corruption drive

Tanzania IMF and World Bank play good cop, bad cop

South Sudan The security forces set to oversee the transition

Kenya Joho and Musyoka, candidates without a backer…

Kenya Who is out to get Tobiko?

Comoros islands A parliamentary mission… but to what end?

Djibouti Who will replace Djama Speed?

Somalia Why Al-Shabaab is purging its own ranks

Djibouti RPP and FRUD still on frosty terms

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Indigo Publications' websites

Angola
The inner circle of ‘liquidator' Lourenco

Gabon
Ali Bongo's new green image

DRC, United Nations
Kabila's wily game of poker with MONUSCO

Benin
Patrice Talon neuters the opposition

Ivory Coast
Ouattara and Soro at loggerheads

Mali
IBK imposes an austerity drive in Koulouba

Mauritania
A UN inquiry targets the MINUSCA contingent

African Union, Chad
Moussa Faki Mahamat's costly entourage criticised

China, West Africa
Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

Congo, France
French interior ministry to monitor issuing of Congolese diplomatic passports

Eritrea, Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed Ali's pledges to the TPLF

Uganda
Museveni puts the brakes on anti-corruption drive

Tanzania
IMF and World Bank play good cop, bad cop

South Sudan
The security forces set to oversee the transition

Kenya
Joho and Musyoka, candidates without a backer…

Kenya
Who is out to get Tobiko?

Comoros islands
A parliamentary mission… but to what end?

Djibouti
Who will replace Djama Speed?

Somalia
Why Al-Shabaab is purging its own ranks

Djibouti
RPP and FRUD still on frosty terms