The Africa Report (France)
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.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 07:41
The International Monetary Fund will provide $18.1 million to Malawi after its government promised to tackle the corruption that led to a suspension of aid by donors following large-scale graft involving public funds.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 10:50
Maritime security experts meeting in Ghana's capital, Accra have expressed worry over vaguely defined maritime borders in the West African region, which they say have encouraged pirates to launch more attacks along coastal areas.
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 06:45
Closer ties deliver benefits for both countries. For Rwandans, Nigeria offers access to Africa's largest economy, a market bigger than the entire East African region. For Nigerians, Rwanda – its modest population of just more than 12 million notwithstanding – offers a foothold from which to explore the region.
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 06:56
The reign of terror by Uganda's once brutal rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), could be drawing towards an end after it suffered mass desertions, a leading rights group has said.
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 07:19
The US military and intelligence services get a free pass to zap terrorist targets; incumbent regimes, even when they massacre their political opponents, get immunity from all but the mildest diplomatic criticism from Washington. In theory, that should create a furore at the AU, where AU Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says she is determined to break the dependence on foreign powers.
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.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 07:12
Germany is caught between hard interests and soft values as it tries to find its way into the African market. But is Chancellor Angela Merkel's government doing enough?
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.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 09:04
Times have changed for Côte d'Ivoire's former ruling party, the Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI). After boycotting every election since the presidential vote in 2011, the party founded by ex-president Laurent Gbagbo now appears to be back in the political game.