AM – AFRICA INVESTIGATES

Tshisekedi’s third-term push: Why the DRC faces a new civil war threat

On 16 June, the DRC’s Senate passed a bill that allows changes to the constitutional presidential term limit and duration through a referendum. The bill has triggered unrest in the capital, Kinshasa, as the opposition accuse President Felix Tshisekedi of planning to extend his mandate, which ends in December 2028. Despite launching a new coalition …

Tshisekedi’s third-term push: Why the DRC faces a new civil war threat Read More »

South Africa’s Xenophobic Unrest: Domestic Drivers, Limited Diplomatic Fallout

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By AM

On 7 June, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned against incitement to violence, amid rising anti-immigrant unrest in the country. As grievances over high unemployment rates and poor public services persist, xenophobic sentiments against African immigrants in South Africa will persist in the coming years. Politicians are likely to exploit these sentiments ahead of the …

South Africa’s Xenophobic Unrest: Domestic Drivers, Limited Diplomatic Fallout Read More »

Courts, crowds, and contagion fears: Why Ruto is losing trust over US Ebola facility

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By AM

At least two people were killed in Nanyuki (Laikipia County), Kenya, on 1 June during protests against the planned establishment of a US-sponsored Ebola quarantine facility in the area. The planned quarantine facility has elicited widespread condemnation from the population, and the High Court has ordered the government to suspend the establishment of the facility. …

Courts, crowds, and contagion fears: Why Ruto is losing trust over US Ebola facility Read More »

Sonko’s Assembly Presidency Sets Stage for Policy Paralysis and Sovereign Default Risk in Senegal

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By AM

On 26 May, Ousmane Sonko was elected as the President of the National Assembly, four days after being dismissed from his post as Prime Minister. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will struggle to assert his authority over the coming year, as Sonko uses his new position to further consolidate power in the African Patriots of Senegal …

Sonko’s Assembly Presidency Sets Stage for Policy Paralysis and Sovereign Default Risk in Senegal Read More »

Ebola in DRC: Security Risks in Conflict Zones Outweigh Health Threats to Business

Leave a Comment / Business, Uncategorized / By AM

On 17 May, the WHO announced that a recent outbreak of Ebola disease in DRC and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, although it does not meet the criteria for a pandemic. The ongoing outbreak, which is concentrated in the DRC’s Ituri province, is driven by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, …

Ebola in DRC: Security Risks in Conflict Zones Outweigh Health Threats to Business Read More »

Tanga or Mombasa? Dangote’s Refinery Gambit Tests EAC Diplomacy

Leave a Comment / Business, Legal, Politics / By AM

On 4 May, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu chastised her Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, for announcing a planned oil refinery project in Tanga (Tanzania), claiming that she was not consulted. The planned refinery project is set to be funded by prominent Nigerian businessman Aligo Dangote to serve the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc. However, the …

Tanga or Mombasa? Dangote’s Refinery Gambit Tests EAC Diplomacy Read More »

US Hits Kabila: Win for Tshisekedi, But M23 Withdrawal Hinges on Rwanda

Leave a Comment / Business, Politics / By AM

On 30 April, the US sanctioned the DRC’s former President, Joseph Kabila (2001–2019), accusing him of funding the Rwanda-backed March 23 (M23) rebel group. The sanctions will boost President Felix Tshisekedi’s bargaining power, as he steps up efforts to co-opt sections of the M23 through a mix of intimidation and negotiation. This is likely to …

US Hits Kabila: Win for Tshisekedi, But M23 Withdrawal Hinges on Rwanda Read More »

Russia’s failing Mali bargain: Attacks near presidency trigger new coup risk

Sudan crisis set to worsen despite senior RSF defection to army

Gold, guns, and patronage: Why DRC’s refinery reform may falter

Leave a Comment / Business, Politics / By AM

On 9 April, Andre Wameso, the Governor of the Congo (DRC)’s Central Bank (BCC), announced that the BCC had received its first batch of refined gold from the country’s first gold refinery. This is part of the BCC’s first structured gold purchasing initiative, which is supposed to rely on the recently launched gold refinery in …

Gold, guns, and patronage: Why DRC’s refinery reform may falter Read More »

AM

Tshisekedi’s third-term push: Why the DRC faces a new civil war threat

South Africa’s Xenophobic Unrest: Domestic Drivers, Limited Diplomatic Fallout

Courts, crowds, and contagion fears: Why Ruto is losing trust over US Ebola facility

Sonko’s Assembly Presidency Sets Stage for Policy Paralysis and Sovereign Default Risk in Senegal

Ebola in DRC: Security Risks in Conflict Zones Outweigh Health Threats to Business

Tanga or Mombasa? Dangote’s Refinery Gambit Tests EAC Diplomacy

US Hits Kabila: Win for Tshisekedi, But M23 Withdrawal Hinges on Rwanda

Russia’s failing Mali bargain: Attacks near presidency trigger new coup risk

Sudan crisis set to worsen despite senior RSF defection to army

Gold, guns, and patronage: Why DRC’s refinery reform may falter

+221785282247

africainvestigates2020@gmail.com

Ist Floor Villa 2928 Dieuppeul Derkle Dakar, Senegal

Quick Links

Useful Links

Newsletter