Regular updates on important developing situations in Africa, which can have significant impact on business operations and projects.
2022
- Alert 161 – Political violence surges as CCC emerges as a credible opposition threat
- Alert 160 – Key presidential elections could set the tone for African democracy in 2022
2021
- Alert 159 – South Africa – Local government elections shake up the political landscape
- Alert 158 – eSwatini – Lacklustre SADC engagement unlikely to resolve country’s crisis
- Alert 157 – South Africa – Municipal elections to go ahead amid some controversy
- Alert 156 – Zambia: Opposition secures resounding victory
- Alert 155 – Ramaphosa reshuffles cabinet, brings state security under Presidency
- Alert 154 – South Africa on edge as unrest grips Gauteng and KZN
- Alert 153 – eSwatini: Anti-government unrest pushes country to tipping point
- Alert 152 – Delta variant amplifies Africa’s vaccine crisis
- Alert 151 – Tanzania in transition: the soft tones of President Samia Hassan’s first three months bode well for democracy, diplomacy and investment
- Alert 150 – Mali crisis reignited following coup and AU suspension
- Alert 149 – Angola: Sweeping changes to security leadership amid corruption probes
- Alert 148 – Southern Africa: Coronavirus variants threaten Southern Africa amid sluggish vaccine rollouts
- Alert 147 – Running out of Aces – desperate Magashule defies suspension order
- Alert 146 – Déby’s death throws Chad into uncertain future
- Alert 145 – Djibouti: Guelleh secures fifth presidential term amid opposition boycott
- Alert 144 – Cabo Delgado conflict escalates as insurgents intensify attack on Palma
- Alert 143 – Tanzania – President John Magufuli’s death leaves power vacuum
- Alert 142 – CAR parliamentary elections delayed amid ongoing post-presidential election violence
- Alert 141 – Ugandan election result contested
- Alert 140 – Covid-19 compounds South Africa’s illegal immigration challenge
- Alert 139 – UGANDA ELECTION: Youth test Museveni’s grip on power
- Alert 138 – Securing Africa’s Covid-19 Vaccines: the access challenge
2020
- Alert 137 – Zambia defaults on Eurobonds as its debt woes worsen
- Alert 136 – Nigerian protests fuel growing calls for African (AU) intervention
- Alert 135 – Election to be held amid allegations of oppression
- Alert 134 – Standoff looms in Mali as ECOWAS ups pressure on military government
- Alert 133 – MALI: President resigns following military coup
- Alert 132 – Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa crackdown fuels political crisis
- Alert 131 – Coronavirus accelerating in Africa
- Alert 130 – ECOWAS mediation unlikely to end Mali crisis
- Alert 129 – Islamic State warns South Africa against Mozambique involvement
- Alert 128 – Rerun election leads to historic changeover of power
- Alert 127 – South Africa’s Covid-19 supplementary budget fails to impress
- Alert 126 – Tanzania’s Covid-19 denialism amplifies repression as October elections approach
- Alert 125 – Zimbabwe: Political engineering of opposition politics could reset balance of power
- Alert 124 – Is reliance on foreign loans a ticking time bomb for South Africa?
- Alert 123 – Angola’s economy buckles under Covid-19 pressure as global oil prices plummet
- Alert 122 – SADC leaders meet on Mozambique insurgency but action remains elusive
- Alert 121 – Economic outlook grim as Zambia bucks Covid-19 lockdown trend
- Alert 120 – Covid-19 reboot of South African mining sector could get messy
- Alert 119 – SADC response to Covid-19
- Alert 118 – African democracy in the crosshairs: Covid-19 resets power and political processes
- Alert 117 – Covid-19 could fuel spread of terrorism in Africa
- Alert 116 – Africa and the coronavirus: The continent holds its breath
- Alert 115 – South Africa facing twin threats of coronavirus and recession
- Alert 114 – Mozambique insurgency update alert
- Alert 113 – Angola – Dos Santos prosecution: Real reform or cosmetic change of guard
- Alert 112 – Lesotho political turmoil deepens
2019
- Alert 111 – Namibia election note
- Alert 110 – Botswana election note
- Alert 109 – Mozambique – Disputed election threatens a political crisis
- Alert 108 – Mozambique: Historic election to take place
- Alert 107 – TICAD and Japan’s slowly changing approach to Africa
- Alert 106 – Botswana tested by political uncertainty
- Alert 105 – Deepening humanitarian pressures in Zimbabwe: The regional implications of migration
- Alert 104 – Internationalisation and terrorism connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa
- Alert 103 – Lesotho shaky amid growing pressure on Prime Minister
- Alert 102 – Madagascar: Legislative elections likely to affirm President Andry Rajoelina’s mandate
- Alert 101 – South Africa election
- Alert 100 – The Comoros: Election sees Assoumani retain power
- Alert 99 – Nigeria elections reinstall Buhari
- Alert 98 – Terrorism in Africa
- Alert 97 – Historic Malagasy election sees speedy Cabinet overhaul
- Alert 96 – Renamo holds elective conference
2018
- Alert 95 – DRC election – 23 December 2018
- Alert 94 – Madagascar presidential runoff
- Alert 93 – Mozambique municipal election
- Alert 92 – Madagascar elections
- Alert 91 – Angola Authorities move against Dos Santos family and allies
- Alert 90 – ZANU-PF and Mnangagwa win election
- Alert 89 – Zimbabwe election 26 July 2018
- Alert 88 – Legislative changes in Africa’s mining sector
- Alert 87 – Burundi referendum
- Alert 86 – Mozambique Dhlakama dies
- Alert 85 – Africa in review
- Alert 84 – ERA Alert AfCFTA
- Alert 83 – Proposed new DRC mining code raises alarm
- Alert 82 – Ethiopia Alert: New state of emergency in Ethiopia heightens tensions
- Alert 81 – South Africa reshuffle
- Alert 80 – Mozambique decentralisation
- Alert 79 – DRC faces tough 2018 as pressure mounts for Kabila to resign
2017
- Alert 78 – Zimbabwe: Military stages soft coup as it intervenes in Zanu-PF factional battle
- Alert 77 – Zimbabwe – Country on edge after firing of Vice-President Mnangagwa
- Alert 76 – Mozambique: Militants attack police stations in Cabo Delgado
- Alert 75 – Kenya: Supreme Court nullifies 8 August results, orders new electio
- Alert 74 – Angola elections unlikely to surprise
- Alert 73 – Kenya on edge after opposition rejects results
- Alert 72 – Rwanda – Kagame wins third term with over 98% of the vote
- Alert 71 – DRC: Electoral uncertainty set to persist as President Kabila clings to power
- Alert 70 – Kenya: 8 August elections clouded by fears of violenc
- Alert 69 – Rwanda – Election campaign to begin amidst accusations of authoritarianism
- Alert 68 – Zambia: Lungu invokes emergency powers following Lusaka market fire
- Alert 67 – Mozambique: Attorney-General releases debt audit report
- Alert 66 – Lesotho: Coalition government looms after Thabane wins snap elections
- Alert 65 – Côte d’Ivoire: Rumours of third-force involvement following second failed mutiny in 2017
- Alert 64 – Lesotho: Political tensions ahead of 3 June election
- Alert 63 – Zambia: Concerns over increasing authoritarianism as opposition leader arraigned on treason charges
- Alert 62 – South Africa: Political uncertainty continues ahead of expected reshuffle
- Alert 61 – Cameroon: Tensions high in Anglophone regions after recent protests
- Alert 60 – The Gambia: Crisis looms as inauguration date approaches
2016
- Alert 59 – Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence escalates as opposition warns of civil war
- Alert 58 – The Gambia: Opposition coalesced behind single presidential candidate
- Alert 57 – Ethiopia: Political crisis deepens following fatal stampede in Oromia region
- Alert 56 – Gabon: Violence erupts over disputed election results
- Alert 55 – Zambia: Potential crisis developing following disputed election
- Alert 54 – South Africa: Local election results portend political sea change
- Alert 53 – Zambia: National elections to take place amid heightened tensions and accusations of vote rigging
- Alert 52 – Zimbabwe: Countrywide protests as Zimbabwe slides to economic crisis
- Alert 51 – Mozambique: Dhlakama and Nyusi agree to meet in person
- Alert 50 – Democratic Republic of Congo: Pressure on opposition as political insecurity grows
- Alert 49 – Mozambique – IMF suspends loan to Mozambique over undeclared debt
- Alert 48 – South Africa: Political tensions and demonstrations anticipated ahead of local elections
- Alert 47 – Mozambique: Renamo HQ raid heightens political tensions
- Alert 46 – Chad: Protests and violence expected ahead of presidential elections
- Alert 45 – Al Qaeda attack kills 16 as regional terror threat reaches Côte d’Ivoire
- Alert 44 – Republic of Congo: Pending presidential elections portend violence
- Alert 43 – New Ivory Coast Cabinet could boost economic hopes
- Alert 59 – Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence escalates as opposition warns of civil war
- Alert 58 – The Gambia: Opposition coalesced behind single presidential candidate
- Alert 57 – Ethiopia: Political crisis deepens following fatal stampede in Oromia region
- Alert 56 – Gabon: Violence erupts over disputed election results
- Alert 55 – Zambia: Potential crisis developing following disputed election
- Alert 54 – South Africa: Local election results portend political sea change
- Alert 53 – Zambia: National elections to take place amid heightened tensions and accusations of vote rigging
- Alert 52 – Zimbabwe: Countrywide protests as Zimbabwe slides to economic crisis
- Alert 51 – Mozambique: Dhlakama and Nyusi agree to meet in person
- Alert 50 – Democratic Republic of Congo: Pressure on opposition as political insecurity grows
- Alert 49 – Mozambique – IMF suspends loan to Mozambique over undeclared debt
- Alert 48 – South Africa: Political tensions and demonstrations anticipated ahead of local elections
- Alert 47 – Mozambique: Renamo HQ raid heightens political tensions
- Alert 46 – Chad: Protests and violence expected ahead of presidential elections
- Alert 45 – Al Qaeda attack kills 16 as regional terror threat reaches Côte d’Ivoire
- Alert 44 – Republic of Congo: Pending presidential elections portend violence
- Alert 43 – New Ivory Coast Cabinet could boost economic hopes
2015
- Alert 42 – Rwanda to hold referendum on Kagame’s third term
- Alert 41 – Burkina Faso elects new president in peaceful elections
- Alert 40 – Belgian citizens advised to leave Burundi
- Alert 39 – New ministers for Nigeria finally announced
- Alert 38 – Tanzanian election results at risk after Zanzibar polls annulled
- Alert 37 – Mozambican President Nyusi asserts control over oil and gas sector
- Alert 36 – Update: Tanzanian Opposition Coalition announces former prime minister Lowassa as presidential candidate
- Alert 35 – Former Tanzanian prime minister Lowassa invited to join Opposition Coalition Ukawa
- Alert 34 – Nkurunziza’s third-term win has Burundi on edge
- Alert 33 – Malagasy President impeached
- Alert 32 – Nigeria: State polls confirm new power alignment
- Alert 30 – Nigeria: Brief pre-election perspective
- Alert 28 – Zambia electio
- Alert 27 – African elections 2015
2014
- Alert 26 – South Africa’s labour games
- Alert 25 – Zambian President Sata’s health shows little sign of improving
- Alert 24 – Mozambique: Amnesty granted
2013
- Alert 23 – Mozambique’s shifting political landscape
- Alert 22 – Mozambique: Renamo withdraws from peace pact, attacks follow
- Alert 21 – African anti-homosexual trends and the implications for businesses
- Alert 20 – Renamo poses increasing threat
- Alert 19 – Burundi press freedom
- Alert 18 – New militant threat in Nigeria
- Alert 17 – Zambia
- Alert 16 – Malawi
- Alert 15 – South Africa’s labour militancy hurts regional trade
2012
- Alert 14 – The ANC’s National Elective Congress
- Alert 12 – Madagascar
- Alert 11 – Update on rebels in eastern DRC: US cuts military assistance to Rwanda
- Alert 10 – Libyan elections: July 2012
- Alert 9 – Rebels in Eastern DRC
- Alert 8 – Egypt and Lesotho election update
- Alert 7 – Egyptian elections
- Alert 6 – Malawi and Nigeria
- Alert 5 – Mali coup
- Alert 4 – South Africa and Nigeria relations
- Alert 3 – Senegal election update
- Alert 2 – Threats to South African investments in Nigeria
- Alert 1 – Elections 2012