What is behind the spate of coups in West Africa?
There have been enough coups and attempted coups in West Africa and the wider Sahel over the past two years to suggest that there is a pattern. Analysis by Anver Versi and Neil Ford.
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The Saab case – a challenge to African independence
New African brings the latest updates on the detention, and possible extradition to the US of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was arrested by the Cape Verde authorities over a year ago.
The overthrow of Gaddafi lit the tinderbox in the Sahel, says Mohamed Ibn Chambas
The veteran Ghanaian diplomat talks to us about the way forward in the Sahel and the pressing need for Africa to have a place on the UN Security Council.
The Saab case: Litmus test for Africa’s sovereignty
An extraordinary international legal tussle is unfolding in Cape Verde. At stake is Africa’s concept of national and regional sovereignty and resistance to big power pressure.
Why is Israel’s Netanyahu wooing Africa?
With large sections of the world hostile to Israel, the country’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is increasingly looking to Africa to fill the void. Last …
Time to get moving on African integration, says Ghana’s Tetteh
The unified response to the military coup in Burkina Faso shows that ECOWAS countries are finally getting their act together on integration.