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November 3, 2022Nigeria 2023: A Three Horse Race?Nigeria 2023: A Three Horse Race? Nigeria will go to the polls on 25th February 2023, to elect its p... -
August 11, 2022Senegal: A Term Too FarSenegal: A Term Too Far On 31st July, Senegal went to the polls to vote for its National Assembly an...
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August 3, 2022Seismic Electoral Politics in AfricaSeismic Electoral Politics in Africa Three years; three potentially momentous political developments... -
May 5, 2022Africa Integrity Foresight - Russia & Ukraine: Food Insecurity Feeds InstabilityAfrica Integrity Foresight – Russia & Ukraine: Food Insecurity Feeds Instability Global fo... -
March 30, 2022Africa Integrity Foresight: Russia-Related Reputational Risk in AfricaAfrica Integrity Foresight: Russia-Related Reputational Risk in Africa Russia’s invasion of Uk... -
March 9, 2022The Importance of Political MonitoringThe Importance of Political Monitoring An understanding of the political environment in which one op... -
March 1, 2022Africa's Adoption of Digital CurrenciesAfrica’s Adoption of Digital Currencies In October 2021, Nigeria became one of the first count... -
February 24, 2022Elections to Watch in 2022Elections to Watch in 2022 There are a number of important elections due to take place across Africa...
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February 22, 2022Coups Divide ECOWASCoups Divide ECOWAS Since the start of 2021, there have been three successful coups and two attempte... -
February 11, 2022Sanctions Round-Up: November 2021 - January 2022Sanctions Round-Up: November 2021 – January 2022 ISIL/al-Qaida On 22nd December, the United St... -
December 6, 2021The Uncomfortable Relationship between Politics and Social Media in AfricaThe Uncomfortable Relationship between Politics and Social Media in Africa As growing rates of inter... -
December 3, 2021Russia's African AdvanceRussia’s African Advance There is a growing audience for Russia’s anti-Western rhetoric and pr... -
November 24, 2021Warning Signs in Burkina FasoWarning Signs in Burkina Faso Just over a year ago, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was re-elected as Bur... -
November 19, 2021Shifting Geo-Political Sands Change the Equation in SudanShifting Geo-Political Sands Change the Equation in Sudan As the course of General Abdel Fattah al-B... -
November 12, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: September & October 2021Sanctions Round-Up: September & October 2021 Libya On 25th October, the United Nations Security ...
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October 18, 2021Africa and the Pandora PapersAfrica and the Pandora Papers On 3rd October, the International Consortium of Investigative Journali...
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September 15, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: July & August 2021Sanctions Round-Up: July & August 2021 ISIL/al-Qaida Five African nationals have been listed by ...
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September 9, 2021Sectors to Watch: Urban DevelopmentSectors to Watch: Urban Development Following the economic shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, in... -
September 7, 2021Sectors to Watch: E-CommerceSectors to Watch: E-Commerce Following the economic shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, investors... -
September 2, 2021Sectors to Watch: Renewable EnergySectors to Watch: Renewable Energy Following the economic shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, inv... -
August 26, 2021Sectors to Watch: StreamingSectors to Watch: Streaming Following the economic shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, investors,...
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August 23, 2021Sectors to Watch: HealthcareSectors to Watch: Healthcare Following the economic shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, investors...
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July 12, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: June 2021Sanctions Round-Up: June 2021 ISIL/al-Qaida On 28th June, a Nigerien individual – Ousmane Illiassou ...
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June 14, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: May 2021Sanctions Round-Up: May 2021 Ethiopia & Eritrea On 23rd May, the United States’ Department of St...
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June 2, 2021Supply Chain Monitoring: An Essential ConsiderationSupply Chain Monitoring: An Essential Consideration Africa Integrity has previously written about th... -
May 11, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: April 2021Sanctions Round-Up: April 2021 Global Anti-Corruption On 26th April, the United Kingdom launched its...
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May 10, 2021The New Frontier of Global JihadThe New Frontier of Global Jihad Jihadist extremism has become a truly global and wide-ranging pheno... -
May 7, 2021One to Watch: Tunisia in the East MediterraneanOne to Watch: Tunisia in the East Mediterranean The ongoing dispute between Greece and Turkey in the...
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May 6, 2021The Dangers of the Democratic Rollback in West AfricaThe Dangers of the Democratic Rollback in West Africa On 13th April 2021, Patrice Talon, a former pr... -
April 13, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: February & March 2021Sanctions Round-Up: February & March 2021 Zimbabwe On 1st February, the United Kingdom’s Office ...
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March 22, 2021Know Your Supply Chain: The Legal ObligationKnow Your Supply Chain: The Legal Obligation Corporate supply chains have been placed under the micr...
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February 23, 2021UK Supreme Court Ruling: The Implications for Multinational Companies Operating in AfricaUK Supreme Court Ruling: The Implications for Multinational Companies Operating in Africa Earlier th... -
February 11, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: January 2021Sanctions Round-Up: January 2021 ISIL/al-Qaida On 12th January, the United States’ Office of Foreign...
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February 5, 2021Israel's Manoeuvres into AfricaIsrael’s Manoeuvres into Africa Beyond the United States-brokered normalisation agreements in ... -
February 3, 2021Abiy’s Fall from GraceAbiy’s Fall from Grace On 2nd April 2018, Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister. His reformist... -
February 2, 2021Writing Competition: Inspiration from Africa During the Covid-CrisisWriting Competition: Inspiration from Africa During the Covid-Crisis The pandemic continues to tight... -
January 18, 2021Sanctions Round-Up: December 2020Sanctions Round-Up: December 2020 The Gambia The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)...
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December 9, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: November 2020Sanctions Round-Up: November 2020 Libya On 25th November, the United States’ Office of Foreign Asset...
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November 25, 2020Western Sahara: Morocco’s Grip Over the Disputed TerritoryWestern Sahara: Morocco’s Grip Over the Disputed Territory Resumption of Hostilities On 13th ... -
November 16, 2020Africa Integrity RecommendsAfrica Integrity Recommends Africa Integrity recommends Tyler Maroney’s fascinating new book, The Mo...
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November 13, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: October 2020Sanctions Round-Up: October 2020 Sudan On 23rd October, United States President Donald Trump informe...
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November 5, 2020Announcing SCIMS: An Exciting New Service From Africa Integrity and Kleos AdvisoryAnnouncing SCIMS: An Exciting New Service From Africa Integrity and Kleos Advisory Business has chan...
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November 3, 2020Elections in the Time of CoronavirusElections in the Time of Coronavirus The Coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions brought in to con...
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November 2, 2020Egypt's Embrace of China Exposes Limits of US Influence in AfricaEgypt’s Embrace of China Exposes Limits of US Influence in Africa Given the coverage of Egypt ...
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October 19, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: September 2020Sanctions Round-Up: September 2020 Libya On 21st September, the Council of the European Union impose...
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September 14, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: August 2020Sanctions Round-Up: August 2020 Mali On 18th August, following months of anti-government protests, M...
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September 4, 2020The Tightrope of Presidential SuccessionThe Tightrope of Presidential Succession On 14th August, an Angolan court sentenced former President...
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August 13, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: July 2020Sanctions Round-Up: July 2020 Sudan On 15th July, the United States’ Office of Foreign Assets Contro...
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July 21, 2020Turkish Dealings in AfricaTurkish Dealings in Africa When one thinks of Turkey and Africa what naturally springs to mind is th... -
July 20, 2020Meanwhile...Meanwhile… On 27th June, the leader of the opposition Malawi Congress Party – Lazerus Chakwera... -
July 20, 2020What Next for Africa?What Next for Africa? Notes from the Managing Director’s Desk As for the rest of the world, 20... -
July 10, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: June 2020Sanctions Round-Up: June 2020 Nigeria On 16th June, six Nigerian individuals – Richard Uzuh, Michael...
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June 26, 2020Can the UN Security Council Resolve the Nile Dispute?Can the UN Security Council Resolve the Nile Dispute? On 19th June, after another breakdown in the n... -
June 25, 2020Insurgency in Cabo Delgado threatens Mozambique’s LNG boomInsurgency in Cabo Delgado threatens Mozambique’s LNG boom The increasingly sophisticated attacks by... -
June 9, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: May 2020Sanctions Round-Up: May 2020 South Sudan On 29th May, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) ren...
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June 4, 2020Magufuli Calm in the Face of Coronavirus CriticismMagufuli Calm in the Face of Coronavirus Criticism For any incumbent president facing an election in...
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May 7, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: April 2020Sanctions Round-Up: April 2020 Central African Republic On 20th April, the United Nations Security C...
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April 30, 2020Coronavirus Holds Uneasy Alliance TogetherCoronavirus Holds Uneasy Alliance Together Tunisia’s new prime minister, Elyes Fakhfakh, had only be... -
April 30, 2020Museveni's Missteps Could be CostlyMuseveni’s Missteps Could be Costly Much like other countries in Africa, although Uganda seems...
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April 29, 2020Covid-19 a Double-Edged Sword for Algeria's Ruling EliteCovid-19 a Double-Edged Sword for Algeria’s Ruling Elite On 21st February 2020, thousands of ... -
April 29, 2020Navigating the Covid-19 Crisis in AfricaNavigating the Covid-19 Crisis in Africa Notes from the Managing Director’s Desk We at Africa ... -
April 16, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: March 2020SANCTIONS ROUND-UP: MARCH 2020 Zimbabwe On 11th March, the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreig...
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March 27, 2020International Football’s African ‘Brain-Drain’International Football’s African ‘Brain-Drain’ When discussing the prospects for economic developmen...
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March 11, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: February 2020Sanctions Round-Up: February 2020 ISIL/al-Qaida On 23rd February, United Nations Security Council’s ...
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February 10, 2020Gnassingbé Dynasty set to ContinueGnassingbé Dynasty set to Continue On 22nd February 2020, Togo will go to the polls to select the co...
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February 6, 2020Sanctions Round-Up: January 2020Sanctions Round-Up: January 2020 Mali – 7th January The Council of the European Union and the...
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January 30, 2020The Road to Peace in South SudanThe Road to Peace in South Sudan Despite the signing of a deal in 2018 between President Salva Kiir ... -
January 30, 2020Will the Tanks Stop Rolling in Darfur?Will the Tanks Stop Rolling in Darfur? Whilst the events of the last twelve months in Sudan have ser... -
January 29, 2020Ethiopia's Fraying National IdentityEthiopia’s Fraying National Identity Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in April 2018... -
January 29, 2020We Turn 10 This Year: Where Next?We Turn 10 This Year: Where Next? Notes from the Managing Director’s Desk Africa Integrity wil...
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May 8, 2019Is Africa's Strong-man Era Reaching its End-game?Is Africa’s Strong-man Era Reaching its End-game? In early April, after months of protests in ... -
April 14, 2019Learning the Lessons of ProtestsWhile the removal of long-term dictatorial leaders is undoubtedly a cause for celebration, it seems ...
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February 6, 2019A Look Ahead to 2019Nigeria Goes to the Polls On 16th February 2019, Nigeria will hold a general election in which the r...
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February 6, 2019A Look Back on 2018Africa Unites On 21st March 2018, 44 of the African Union’s 55 member states signed the African Con...
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December 5, 2018Britain Dances Around Relations with AfricaAfrica Integrity finds it remarkable that five years elapsed between former prime minister David Cam...
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November 14, 2018Taxing QuestionsIn 2018, there has been a growing trend of African government’s trying to tax, and in some instances...
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June 4, 2018A Look Ahead to June 2018The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly in Ghana On 6th June, renowned undercover investigative journalist – A...
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May 15, 2018Bridging NationsOn 21st March 2018, 44 African heads of state signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (A...
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April 27, 2018A Look Ahead to May 2018Referendum on Burundi’s Future In March 2018, it was announced that a referendum on changes to Buru...
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March 28, 2018A Look Ahead to April 2018Gambia’s Road to Democracy On 12th April, the Gambia will hold its first municipal election since t...
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March 15, 2018Africa Integrity Foresight: Democracy Dawning in the DRC?In the second paper of our ‘Foresight’ series, Michael Kearsey examines the outlook for the ...
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March 1, 2018A Look Ahead to March 2018A Three Horse Race in Sierra Leone On 7th March 2018, Sierra Leone will go to the polls to vote for...
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February 20, 2018Is Kabila Finally Preparing to Step Down?Surrounded by accusations of wanting to alter the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Con...
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February 14, 2018Southern African Dynasties: The Parties Strike BackIn recent years, political dynasties have received a lot of attention across the African continent ...
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January 30, 2018A Look Ahead to February 2018Guinea’s Long-Awaited Local Elections After years of delays, President Alpha Conde finally signed a...
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January 17, 2018Gulf Politics Intensifies Regional TensionsAs different countries seek to exert influence in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, political divisi... -
October 17, 2017Ethiopia Celebrates Unity as Divisions DeepenOn 16th October 2017, Ethiopia celebrated its 10th annual National Flag Day. The celebration was cre...
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September 21, 2017Togo: The End of a Dynasty?On 19th August 2017, protests spread across Togo as people came out onto the streets calling for the...
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May 26, 2017Factionalism and Coalition: The two sides of Zimbabwean politicsOn 21st May 2017, growing factionalism in the ruling ZANU-PF provoked violence at the party’s provin...
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April 6, 2017Zuma Weather’s the StormIn the early hours on 31st March 2017, President Jacob Zuma initiated a controversial cabinet reshuf...
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March 8, 2017Instability and Insecurity: a DRC without Etienne TshisekediOn 1st February 2017, long-term opposition leader – Etienne Tshisekedi – passed away while receiving...
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January 11, 2017ECOWAS Mediates as Jammeh Clings OnOn 13th January, an ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) mediation mission led by Nige...
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November 24, 2016Tensions Rising in The GambiaOn 1st December 2016, The Gambia will go to the polls to select its president for the next 5 years ...
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July 27, 2016South Africa: Local Elections, National ImpactAfrica Integrity have complied a report on the upcoming municipal elections in South Africa: On 5th ...
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June 27, 2016Kony’s Comeback: The Resurgence of the LRAJoseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) previously drew substantial attention from Western media,...
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June 17, 2016Oiling Over the Cracks: The End of Peace in the DeltaIn 2009, the International community watched as the Niger Delta took a break from the violence that ...
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June 3, 2016President Buhari: The Honeymoon is over“I belong to nobody, yet I belong to everybody”. These words were uttered by President Muhammadu Buh...
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April 25, 2016Prepare 4 AfricaCulture Shock! Habari yako? – your news? Habari za familia? – news of your family? Hab...
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February 12, 2016Uganda Election 2016Africa Integrity have complied a report on Uganda’s upcoming election and its likely aftermath. This...
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January 22, 2016Elections in 2016There are a number of important elections across Africa scheduled for 2016 and over the next year, A...
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January 19, 2016Dispatches From AfricaEthiopia: Development or Democracy? Emma Hooper writes from Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) Hea...
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December 16, 2015Dispatches From AfricaTahrir Square and the Erosion of Egypt’s Democracy Emma Hooper writes from Cairo: A small but...
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October 28, 2015Dispatches From AfricaChange They Can’t Believe In Julian Fisher writes from Dar es Salaam: As I write, it appears ...
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September 30, 2015After Burkina Faso, is it now Congo's Turn?“Congo does not belong to Nguesso” was one of the many slogans held aloft and chanted by protesters ...
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September 18, 2015Burkina Faso: A Turbulent Struggle for DemocracyNearly a year since President Blaise Compaore was swept from power by violent protests, Burkina Faso...
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September 11, 2015Guinea-Bissau's Political CrisisGuinea-Bissau’s most recent cabinet lasted less than 48 hours as a political crisis continues in the...
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September 3, 2015Ghana: The IMF, Trade Unions and MahamaOn 31st August 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a second aid disbursement to Gh...
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July 21, 2015Angola: Bracing for UnrestThis month’s slump in the price of crude oil seems to suggest that the slight recovery seen in May-J...
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July 15, 2015Tanzania Succession: Alcohol Unites CCMOn 12th July 2015, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) announced that its candidate for Tanzania’s presidenti...
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June 10, 2015The Social Media MythSince the Arab Spring in 2010 it seems that any revolution, mass protest or social upheaval has beco...
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May 15, 2015Francophone Africa RevisitedOn 17th March 2015 we published an article entitled “Troubles en Afrique Francophonie” which discus...
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May 14, 2015A Tough Year Ahead for Africa's Oil ExportersAlthough the world oil price has partially recovered since hitting a six year low in January 2015, l...
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April 13, 2015Ethiopia's Election and the Erosion of Democracy“This election is only ceremonial” stated Yilkal Getnet, President of Semayawi (‘Blue’) Party, in a...
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March 30, 2015Elections in Burundi - more unrest to come?Burundi’s presidential election is set to take place on 26th June 2015 but questions remain over wh...
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March 19, 2015Africa Integrity is delighted to announce the launch of its new quarterly newsletter –Africa Integr...
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March 17, 2015Troubles en Afrique FrancophonieFollowing the overthrow of Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaore in October last year a number of other Fr...
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January 13, 2015Pigeon Posts: Letters from AfricaAfrica Integrity recommends “Pigeon Posts: Letters from Africa”, a collection o...
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January 9, 2015Islamist Terrorism on the Rise in 2015In 2014, African governments and citizens witnessed an increased terrorist threat from Islamist gro...
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December 10, 2014Elections in 2015There are a number of elections across Africa scheduled for 2015 and Africa Integrity Insights will ...
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November 27, 2014Egypt: A Rising Islamist Tide?On 12th November 2014, Egypt’s former head of naval intelligence stated that a terrorist attack on ...