Senegal: The danger of ‘yes sir’ politics
President Macky Sall’s decision to allow Guantanamo Bay detainees into Senegal does not portend well for security, so why did he do it?
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Investors fight over Guinea’s iron mountain
After years of denial, an e-mail trail confirms links between several companies related to Israeli mining investor, Beny Steinmetz.
Nigeria minister’s unlikely return
A lot can happen in a man’s life over 20 years, the accepted timespan for a generation. And that is certainly the case for John Kayode Fayemi, Nigeria’s current Minister of Solid Minerals, as Osasu Obayiuwana explains.