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With under a year to go before the 5 December 2026 presidential election, Adama Barrow is seeking a third term. A look…
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With Uganda's general elections set for 15 January 2026, arrests of opposition activists, press restrictions and…
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Côte d'Ivoire's 2026 budget, set at CFA 17,350.2 billion, is up 13% on 2025 and aims to consolidate growth, strengthen…
Guinea-Bissau: Citizens' Daily Lives Tested After Embaló
Since the removal of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Guinea-Bissau has been in political flux, with direct effects on…
Madagascar: An Economy Weakened by Political Instability
For over two decades, repeated political crises have driven away investors, battered tourism and trade, and deepened…
Libya/Politics: The Lingering Legacy of the Gaddafi Dynasty
Thirteen years after Muammar Gaddafi's fall, his sociopolitical legacy still shapes alliances, deepens divisions and…
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Long oriented towards the Mediterranean and Europe, Tunisia is gradually refocusing on Africa. What is its real share…
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At 72, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah became Namibia's first female president on 21 March 2025, after exile, the independence…
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From its founding by free African Americans to Americo-Liberian dominance, the 1980 coup, civil wars and the return to…
ECOWAS at Fifty: In Search of a New Regional Momentum
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