Patrick Smith
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 07:45
After years of little progress against Boko Haram, Nigeria's military – with the help of regional allies – has launched its most important offensive ahead of polls.
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 08:53
Promoting itself as a safe haven amid regional turbulence, President Ismail Omar Guelleh's regime faces a resurgent opposition and scepticism that it can juggle its new alliances.
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 06:44
Trade mispricing, money laundering and tax evasion are stripping more than $50bn a year from African state revenue. So says a detailed, new United Nations report coordinated by South Africa's Thabo Mbeki.