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Flooding may increase anti-government anger in Nigeria

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NIGERIA

The flooding has affected up to 2 million people in a city that has suffered deeply over the past 15 years from jihadist insurgencies. President Bola Tinubu, other high-ranking…

Nigerian windfall tax will likely fail to meet targets

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NIGERIA

To fund this budget, the government has also proposed imposing a one-time windfall tax on banks on their foreign exchange (forex) gains in their 2023 financial statements.

Divisive politics will undermine Somalia’s security

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SOMALIA

The development has generated headlines due to Somalia’s push to replace Ethiopian troops with Egyptian forces. Less remarked upon but no less consequential is the fact that…

Guinean junta will seek to increase control over army

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GUINEA

Most recently, the junta has dismissed some 40 officers following the May arrest and June conviction and death in detention of former junta number two and army chief, Sadiba…

Bamako attack may expose Malian security weaknesses

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MALI

MALI: Bamako attack may expose security weaknesses

Senegal's government will seek to appease Sufi orders

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SENEGAL

The Magal’s scale highlights the religious, economic and political clout of Touba, the Mouridiyya and Sufi orders more generally in Senegal. However, unlike their predecessors…