Coups Divide ECOWAS Since the start of 2021, there have been three successful coups and two attempted military interventions in countries belonging to the Economic Community […]
Sanctions Round-Up: November 2021 – January 2022 ISIL/al-Qaida On 22nd December, the United States’ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three Egyptian nationals – Ahmad […]
The Uncomfortable Relationship between Politics and Social Media in Africa As growing rates of internet connectivity across Africa bring widespread social media use to the continent, […]
Russia’s African Advance There is a growing audience for Russia’s anti-Western rhetoric and pragmatic approach to foreign relations in Africa and its influence on the continent […]
Warning Signs in Burkina Faso Just over a year ago, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was re-elected as Burkina Faso’s president, promising to improve the deteriorating security […]
Sanctions Round-Up: September & October 2021 Libya On 25th October, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) added Osama al-Kuni Ibrahim to its Libyan sanctions list. The […]
Africa and the Pandora Papers On 3rd October, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its media partners began releasing a trove of leaked documents […]
Sanctions Round-Up: July & August 2021 ISIL/al-Qaida Five African nationals have been listed by the State Department of the United States as Specially Designated Global Terrorists […]
Sectors to Watch: Urban Development Following the economic shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, investors, policymakers and businesspeople are trying to discern which sectors will drive […]