Middle East & Africa Research Analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit. Likes and re-tweets are not necessarily an endorsement. Views expressed are my own.
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My article on the koglweogo self-defence groups in Burkina Faso is now out in @AfrAfJournal. It builds on fieldwork carried out in 2019, aimed at exploring their understandings of security and their relations to public authorities. academic.oup.com/afraf/advan…
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So….that’s it….@ACLEDINFO is now fully global- covering every country and tiny territory in real time. Which is, in fairness, a good result from starting (many years ago) as a project I did on nights/weekends, listening to this American life and wondering if it would be useful
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Had a long conversation with a couple Guinea Bissau politicians just a few weeks ago about their views that ECOWAS treats differ coups in different countries way too differently, this delegitimizing their power.
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French ambassador expelled from Mali bbc.in/3oc4VzG
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Coup in Burkina Faso will help jihadists: military rule will exacerbate problems that have allowed extremism to thrive. For now, move appears to have some support among Burkinabè public following increasing popular criticism of the president’s handling of long-running insurgency
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France says #Mali standoff untenable, junta "out of control" reuters.com/world/africa/fra…
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CDD notes with concern the growing trend of military coups across Africa, and the reluctance of emerging regimes to hand over to democratically elected govts. This is worrisome and threatens decades of progress recorded on the continent in sustaining freedom & democratic values.
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Two pro coup demonstrators seen flying a Russian flag through the streets of Ouagadougou this morning. Some of those celebrating the military takeover said they have had enough of French military intervention and want to see more Russian involvement. #BurkinaFasoCoup #BurkinaFaso
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African economies are set to struggle with elevated price levels in 2022, driven by a mix of domestic and external factors. High food and fuel prices will drive inflation, but in some economies sharp currency depreciation and exchange-rate controls are making it worse.
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By 2050, a quarter of the world’s people will be African – this will shape our future | Edward Paice @EdPaiceARI | The Guardian theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Togo montre la voie en augmentant ces recettes fiscales même pendant la pandémie, grâce au travail méticuleux de l'Office Togolais des Recettes. Le développement ne se fait pas dans la base de l'aide. La capacité fiscale d'un pays lui donne de l'autonomie.
togofirst.com/fr/finances-pu…
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Impact of the pandemic on poverty numbers globally. Only looks at those under $1.9/ day, but imagine also seen a large increase in numbers living in less extreme poverty, and many still facing precarious futures
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As the say goes China is responsible for 1/5 of lending to Africa. It is less an indication of 🇨🇳 's appetite, more an indictment of those who worry ab/it. Africa remains the least funded region with 🇨🇳 doing as much as they do for 1, 2 Asian countries.
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#Mali: It can now certainly be said #Russia-n military advisors/#Wagner have suffered their 1st death in central Mali, footage from Nomono (Bandiagara), #Mopti, shows remains of a clearly white Caucasian IED victim dug up after being buried on site, note #Libya-n HP cigarettes
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83% of Africa countries are commodity dependent (compose over 60% of exports), up from 77% a decade ago.
• Only six African states (🇲🇦🇹🇳🇪🇬🇿🇦🇱🇸🇸🇿) are not commodities-dependent
• Climate change huge threat for economies dependent on agricultural commodities
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Recorded fatalities in central #Sahel (#Burkina Faso 🇧🇫, #Mali 🇲🇱, western #Niger 🇳🇪) from 2019 to 2021*
*Up to 10 Dec. 2021
Higher resolution available here: julesduhamel.wordpress.com/2…
Sources: @ACLEDINFO and @MENASTREAM.
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A striking map from @TheEconomist on the number of attempted coups in African countries between 1946 and 2021. You could easily superimpose this map on the worst humanitarian crises of the continent, with a few exceptions.
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South Africa's State Capture Report (into corruption under Jacob Zuma) will leave a lot of red faces among companies that facilitated or corruption or failed to stop it. First up, the auditors at South African Airlines
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Why seed-banking threatened species in Madagascar is vital theguardian.com/world/2021/d…