The BMI consultancy warned this Tuesday that the coups in Niger and Gabon have led to an overall increase in political risks in sub-Saharan Africa, causing the Short-Term Political Risk Index to fall (low score means high risk). In a note to which Lusa had access, the analysts at the consultancy owned by the same...
The former head of state, Joaquim Chissano, on Tuesday described coups d'état in Africa as a "setback for peace and democratization" on the continent, considering that the African Union (AU) must find solutions. Noting that the solutions to the recent coups in Niger and Gabon depend on the abilities of regional blocs, in central Africa...
Insecurity on the African continent is expected to dominate today's 36th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), which includes Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa and UN Secretary-General António Guterres among its guests. The crisis in the Sahel and in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRCongo) have dominated the...