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opportunity knocks

Afghanistan: How Qatar swapped roles with Egypt to serve US interests

In the blink of an eye, on 15 August, Afghanistan fell under the control of the Taliban, again, in just under four months. Despite US and British ... presence for two decades there, the Afghan army was unable to fend off the jihadist fighters; but the might of the Taliban did not just grow overnight. There are people from all over the world, particularly in Africa, and namely Egypt, who have helped along the way.

Illegal mining activity

DRC: President Tshisekedi drives a wedge between state and foreign mining operations

DRC's government under President Félix Tshisekedi intends to implement new measures to prevent foreign operators from illegally exploiting mining ... sites. Chinese companies are not the only ones being targeted by these measures.

TOUGH TIMES

Uganda: ‘It will only get worse’, NGOs fear as government crackdown continues

After a lull of eight months following Uganda’s election season that ended with a presidential election in January 2021, many civil society ... and NGO sector actors were hopeful that they would regain the breathing space that the government had stifled and access funds that had been withdrawn. Instead, it's only gotten worse.

post-Condé world

Guinea: Confiscated passports, no revenge…details from the first meeting

On Monday, 24 hours after overthrowing president Alpha Condé, Mamady Doumbouya and his men summoned former government members to a meeting. No ... one missed it. Former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana was present, as was former Minister of Defense Mohamed Diané, and former Secretary-General of the Presidency, Kiridi Bangoura. Not even the former government spokesman, Tibou Kamara was left out - all had responded to the summons served the day before...not that they had much choice.

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Trojan horse

La vie en rose? How the CIA manipulated Louis Armstrong in the Congo

Newfound allies

Gambia: Will Jammeh help Adama Barrow secure a second term?

A simple misunderstanding?

Were US soldiers really involved in Guinea’s latest coup?

Article 10/10 of "Guinea Coup – the Fall of Alpha Condé"

Trojan horse

La vie en rose? How the CIA manipulated Louis Armstrong in the Congo

Newfound allies

Gambia: Will Jammeh help Adama Barrow secure a second term?

A simple misunderstanding?

Were US soldiers really involved in Guinea’s latest coup?

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Nigeria: How Rivers Governor Wike’s VAT law sets a new precedent for Abuja

The controversy playing out in Nigeria over Governor Nyesom Wike's new value-added tax (VAT) law in Rivers State is not so much about the expected ... earnings from the tax, but rather about how other states will respond. The law has brought back the debate about restructuring in Nigeria and some see it as a wake-up call for states to become more independent of Abuja.

The ultimate betrayal

Guinea: Who is Mamady Doumbouya, the man once closest to Alpha Condé?

Mamady Doumbouya, leader of the special forces, seized power on 5 September. The former French legionary returned to Guinea barely three years ... ago and managed to gain the confidence of President Alpha Condé, whom he has since turned against.

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staying power

Ghana: The risks when Chieftaincy conflicts are mixed up with politics

Chieftaincy is one of Ghana’s oldest traditional institutions. It has remained resilient despite attempts by both colonial and post-independent ... governments to control and undermine it. According to Article 270 of Ghana’s 1992 constitution, the chieftaincy institution is recognised as part of the country’s governance system.

Talk and troops

Mozambique: Without dialogue will SADC’s intervention be another Afghanistan?

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Rwanda's military interventions are delivering quick wins on the ground, but will that ... be enough to turn the tide of the Islamist insurgency in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province? Analysts have some doubts.

Predicting peace

Ethiopia’s rocky road to peace in the post-Tigray conflict days…when it happens

All wars end. So will the Tigray conflict. But when and how will peace come, and will it be sustained? What can we learn from other experiences ... of war and peace?

Military coup

Tunisia: What role is the army playing in the country’s political crisis?

After Tunisia’s President Kaïs Saïed led an institutional coup de force on 25 July, the military rapidly mobilised itself, notably to prevent ... members of parliament from entering the Assembly. As a result, questions have been asked about the military’s involvement in the head of state’s surprising manoeuvre.