WEST AFRICA

Civil society caught in the crossfire of Mali’s row with France

Military junta bans organisations that receive French funding as it moves ever closer to Russia

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Burkina Faso: second coup further dents hope of democracy

New junta seems set to follow Mali’s path by inviting Russian forces in

Sierra Leone: will the lessons be learned from protest violence?

Government’s repression and vilification of protests a troubling sign ahead of elections

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Guinea’s military in no hurry to return to the barracks

Junta bans protests following announcement of long transition period

Nigeria: students hope to go back to school

University students demand government reaches an agreement with striking teachers so classes can resume

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Coup contagion spreads to Burkina Faso

Failure of governments to deliver is enabling military rule

Mali: military has no plan to cede power

Stand-off with the international community threatens to worsen humanitarian crisis

Guinea: no timetable for democracy

How long will the military hang onto power?

Ghana’s opportunistic moral panic

Politicians seek advantage by fuelling attacks on LGBTQI+ people