Political Risk

The government's decision to enter uranium mining via state-owned Epangelo Mining is a clear sign of the growing international interest in the nuclear fuel, with private firms and... 2010-02-03

BMI View: Madagascar is at serious risk of further political upheaval, as indicated by a recent downgrade to its short-term political risk rating. Parliamentary elections scheduled... 2010-01-05

BMI View: The power-sharing agreement struck in Addis Ababa by Madagascar's political protagonists is an encouraging development. However, we remain cautious, since the allocation... 2009-11-24

Although we have not changed our core view that SWAPO will score an easy victory in the forthcoming November 27 elections In Namibia, a shift in the underlying political dynamic... 2009-11-18

BMI View: We expect the political deadlock in Madagascar to continue for some time to come, following former president Marc Ravalomanana's boycott of the mid-October power-sharing... 2009-10-28

BMI View: Political risk has increased in Madagascar, given Andry Rajoelina's apparent flouting of the terms contained in the August 9 power-sharing agreement. We expect civil unrest... 2009-09-25

BMI View: Political risk has increased in Madagascar, given Andry Rajoelina's apparent flouting of the terms contained in the August 9 power-sharing agreement. We expect civil unrest... 2009-09-25

BMI View: With Zimbabwe having been removed from the agenda at the recent SADC conference in the DRC, we do not see any reason to believe there will be a shift away from the... 2009-09-15

BMI View: With Zimbabwe having been removed from the agenda at the recent SADC conference in the DRC, we do not see any reason to believe there will be a shift away from the... 2009-09-15

We have been arguing for months that ruling party Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) is the most likely party to win both the presidential and parliamentary elections... 2009-08-28