Oct 13, 2017 | Menas Associates, Sahara
Four American and an uncertain number of Nigérien soldiers were killed in an ambush in Nigér on 4 October. According to the authorities, reporting immediately after the attack, five Nigérien soldiers were killed. Some later reports put the number at four, while a...
Oct 11, 2017 | Brazil, Menas Associates
President Michel Temer’s popularity may be at a low point but there are signs that his administration’s orthodox economic policies are taking effect. A demoralised left-wing opposition has opened up the field for Temer to act that was, until recently, quite...
Oct 10, 2017 | Menas Associates, Nigeria
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) set dates for the 2019 elections but neither main party appears ready. The presidential and National Assembly 2019 elections will be held on 16 February, 2019 while the gubernatorial and State Assembly 2019...
Oct 9, 2017 | Algeria, Menas Associates
Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has stressed that if Algeria wants to attract the necessary investment to significantly boost oil and gas — and especially shale gas — production then it must revise Algerian hydrocarbon law. He said it was essential to rewrite the...
Oct 5, 2017 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
For the last few years, the Federal Government of Iraq (FGI) has largely turned a blind eye to independent exports of oil from Kurdistan. In June, however, the FGI took legal action against the “Neverland”, a tanker departing the Turkish port of Ceyhan, loaded with...
Oct 3, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
Efforts to eliminate the Uganda age bill, which sets age limits for the president, led to chaos both inside and outside of parliament. The current Uganda age bill sets an upper age limit of 75 years for presidential candidates which would prevent President Yoweri...
