Country Risk Rating

Botswana came in as the best ranked African country in the newly released Transparency International league table of 2008 corruption perceptions, sitting in 36th place out of 180... 2008-09-26

President Robert Mugabe frequently refers to his land reforms as his greatest achievement during 28 years in office. Most independent commentators regard the seizures of productive... 2008-09-25

Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has nominated Mauritian President Anerood Jugnauth for a second term as the ceremonial head of state, a move unanimously confirmed by the national assembly... 2008-09-24

The seizure and auctioning of houses by Windhoek municipality in a move to reclaim widespread non-payment of municipal bills has aroused public discontent. Residents of Katutura,... 2008-09-24

In our view, Thabo Mbeki's early resignation on September 20 will significantly accelerate the transformation of South Africa's political landscape over the coming year, with rising... 2008-09-24

The Central Committee of the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) has selected by secret ballot current president and party chair, Armando Guebuza, to be the party's... 2008-09-23

Madagascar has a relatively favourable political backdrop, with President Marc Ravolomanana's Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM) party holding a majority of seats in the National Assembly.... 2008-09-23

China International Trust and Investment Corporation has broken ground for a housing project outside Angola's capital, Luanda. The project will reportedly cost an estimated US$3.5bn,... 2008-09-23

In Zambia, the office of president wields a very large share of political power, though a constitutional reform process is underway, and accordingly political risk remains elevated... 2008-09-22

With no further outbreaks of xenophobic attacks over the course of July, we increased our short-term political risk rating to 65.0 from 62.5. Despite improvements in the security... 2008-07-31