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Supporters of southern Cameroon independence outside Westminster Abbey, London, on 14 March 2022. Shutterstock

March 17, 2024

Cameroon’s rebels may not achieve their goal of creating the Ambazonian state – but they’re still a threat to stability

Manu Lekunze, University of Aberdeen

Cameroon’s rebels don’t have the unity, funding or logistics to achieve their aims.

Shiny backgrounds for photo opportunities figure prominently at the 2022 AU-EU summit in Brussels. Photo by European Union

February 16, 2022

AU-EU summit: what stands in the way of a deeper relationship

Frank Mattheis, United Nations University

The 2022 summit between the European Union and the African Union seeks to renew the intercontinental partnership with massive investments. However, structural patterns of inequality persist.

CFA franc countries will no longer have to keep 50% of their foreign exchange reserves at the French Treasury. Shutterstock

February 26, 2020

Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa?

Iwa Salami, University of East London

The decision by eight Francophone states to delink their common currency from France won’t be without challenges.

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Frank Mattheis
Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
Iwa Salami
Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of East London
Gianluigi Giorgioni
Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Liverpool
Manu Lekunze
Lecturer, University of Aberdeen

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