In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
Governments on the continent are using enforced disappearances to silence political opposition but, as cases rise, only 21 of 55 states have ratified a key convention
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits companies operating in the US from bribing foreign officials to secure business deals
This follows the ‘jailbreak’ of dictator Moussa Dadis Camara who said he was ‘kidnapped’
Far too many African assets are still under the control of Western powers
At the core of the Sahel coups is the removal of governments and leaders either historically not in support of the US/France or moving away from external domination
Mansa Musa ruled Mali when it was the world’s gold hub, travelled and invested in religion and education, but remains a mystery
Many among the deposed African heads of state held major positions in the AU at the peak of their atrocities back home
Mali’s junta now finds itself ostracised by its regional peers – and at the centre of a dangerous new geopolitical game.
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Why are coups happening more frequently? The most significant trend is the deepening democratic deficit across many African countries, and a corresponding decline in effective…
Alpha Condé is not the first president to have his humiliation captured on camera.
Military juntas seldom protect human rights, but they justify their coups for this reason
What happened on the continent this past week
Research by Afrobarometer has found that almost three in 10 respondents (28%) said they had paid a bribe in the past year
What’s been happening on the continent this week?
Governments’ interruption of social media is censorship is a way to control the flow of information online and amounts to censorship
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one
