Political Risk

While the establishment of the Congress of the People (COPE) bodes well for South Africa's democratic environment over the longer term, we believe that the splinter party's potential... 2008-12-15

BMI View: The ongoing trial of French politicians allegedly involved in illegal sales of arms to Angola in the early 1990s may bring a worsening of bilateral relations. Perceptions... 2008-10-22

Developments in South African politics are unlikely to make much of a difference to the Zimbabwean situation, which is mired in an impasse. The power-sharing deal moved the country... 2008-09-25

While a lack of opinion polling makes forecasting difficult, the avoidance of a protracted power struggle in the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has improved acting... 2008-09-12

BMI View: The relatively peaceful passing of the September 5 legislative elections bodes well for short-term stability and investor confidence. We have revised up Angola's short-term... 2008-09-09

Against the odds, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the influential post of parliamentary speaker in a secret ballot of deputies. While this will not put an... 2008-08-26

BMI View: An end to Zimbabwe's political crisis is no nearer after the recent summit of regional leaders. Regime hardliners have made only meaningless concessions in negotiations... 2008-08-20

Despite the fact that Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been incapacitated by a stroke for a month now, we believe the government of Zambia is likely to continue insisting more... 2008-07-28

With Maputo municipal elections scheduled for 19 November, the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE) - the electoral branch of the Mozambican civil service - is currently... 2008-07-25

The Namibian press regularly carries stories of the actions of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in arresting suspected perpetrators and investing cases of corruption. While recognising... 2008-07-16