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BMI View: Incumbent president Yoweri Museveni's decisive victory in Uganda's 2011 elections bodes well for investors hoping for stability and policy continuity. We expect markets... 2011-02-21

BMI View: Cameroon's decision to set up a government body charged with regulating food prices in the face of rising commodity prices demonstrates its concern over a repeat of 2008,... 2011-02-07

BMI View: Cameroon's decision to set up a government body charged with regulating food prices in the face of rising commodity prices demonstrates its concern over a repeat of 2008,... 2011-02-07

President Yoweri Museveni's recent comments regarding the international response to the political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, which he called 'simplistic', may have arisen due to uncertainty... 2011-01-25

Despite dire predictions that logistical delays would lead to widespread chaos, the week long secession referendum held across the vast territories of Southern Sudan between January... 2011-01-20

BMI View: The Democratic Republic of Congo's most recent constitutional reforms will strengthen president Kabila's position going into the November 2011 elections, as well as consolidate... 2011-01-18

BMI View: Somalia's instability will continue to pose a threat to its neighbours, the Horn of Africa, and potentially global security, because the chaos there provides bases for Islamist... 2010-11-17

BMI View: With the presidential campaign officially underway, BMI remains concerned about the credibility of multiparty elections in Uganda. While dissatisfaction over the ruling... 2010-10-29

BMI View: With the presidential campaign officially underway, BMI remains concerned about the credibility of multiparty elections in Uganda. While dissatisfaction over the ruling... 2010-10-29

We believe that the UN's presence in the DRC, represented under the mission known as MONUSCO, will be required for the foreseeable future. The key to progress on the security situation... 2010-10-25