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Nigeria: Coup rumours reflect rising distrust in Buhari’s absence
Coup? Don’t even dare. Last week, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, issued a stern warning to soldiers to stay out of politics, ... -
Photo of the Week: Hitching a ride in Liberia
On the road to Liberia‘s capital Monrovia, a boy wearing a pink motorcycle helmet scrambles to get on a truck as it pulls back onto the ... -
Côte d’Ivoire: The mutiny may be over, but the army’s problems are not
Reforming a fragmented army will be tough in Côte d’Ivoire’s tense atmosphere. Could foreign deployment provide an alternative solution? The five-day mutiny in Côte d’Ivoire is reportedly ... -
Nigeria: After Buhari…?
With the president on medical leave again, ambitious figures are positioning themselves favourably for what might happen next. Secrecy creates suspicion. In the cutthroat ... -
Sanusi II: Nigeria’s inheritor of tradition and unlikely would-be reformer
The traditional ruler’s criticism of conservative thinking in northern Nigeria has kicked off a much-needed storm of controversy. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has often been a ... -
The hope and (over-)promise of Ghana’s new government
The new administration has vowed to fix Ghana’s struggling economy. But has it set unrealistic expectations? At Makola market in Accra, stalls and shops line hundreds ... -
Why whistle-blowing won’t save Nigeria
A new whistle-blowing policy has led to some spectacular seizures of looted funds. But short-term thinking can only lead to short-term gains. In just ... -
Photo of the Week: Senegal’s Salt Lakes
Seydou is a worker at Lac Rose, the largest salt flat in Senegal and one of the most important in the region. Hundreds of ... -
Monochrome Lagos, and other West African Creatives to Watch
A few years back, it was said that Africa’s creative economy was like a sleeping giant. That may have been, but the giant’s awake ... -
“Do more, speak less”: The imam who stood up to Jammeh reflects on a New Gambia
Human rights defender and imam, Baba Leigh, was one of the few who dared to speak out under the previous regime. One of the ...
