Political Risk

BMI View: Following years of mutual admiration between the People's Republic and newly independent African states, China and Africa are establishing a new type of strategic partnership,... 2006-10-10

President Robert Mugabe has said frequently that he will not tolerate public dissent. To back up his claim, Mugabe has put in place laws in Africa prohibiting every kind of protest,... 2006-10-03

Since the advent of democracy in 1994, the fundamentals of South African (SA) politics have not changed very much. The ruling ANC has won a large majority over a divided and ineffectual... 2006-10-03

The resilience of Jacob Zuma, vice-president of the ANC and former deputy president of the state has been under-estimated. The collapse of his corruption trial in September after... 2006-09-27

The resilience of Jacob Zuma, vice-president of the ANC and former deputy president of the state has been under-estimated. The collapse of his corruption trial in September after... 2006-09-27

The ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) are perceived as having failed to deliver on their promise of gaining control over South Africa's (SA) crime problem. This is despite... 2006-09-05

The ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) are perceived as having failed to deliver on their promise of gaining control over South Africa's (SA) crime problem. This is despite... 2006-09-05

Namibia's two million inhabitants live in a country that is largely desert, but with rich coasts, and areas of game-rich grasslands and fertile highland plateaus. As most of the... 2006-09-01

There is little doubt that President Thabo Mbeki's government and his ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) are perceived as having failed to deliver on their promise of gaining... 2006-09-01

Many within the country still cling on to the hope that some unidentified external intervention will pave the way to an end to the country's seven-year-old political crisis. Not... 2006-07-31