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Kenya’s prison system in colonial times was built on a foundation of state violence that had been normalised for decades.

Features April 25, 2026

The idea is that the detention system of the 1950s during Mau Mau was exceptional. Instead, it was rooted in long-standing colonial practices, shaped by economic incentives, administrative gaps and coercive labour systems. By Ian...

Kenya’s prison system in colonial times was built on a foundation of state violence that had been normalised for decades.

Features April 25, 2026

The deployment of American troops in Nigeria may backfire

Analysis April 25, 2026

Ayan Mahamoud, the eternal activist from the Netherlands and Somaliland

Features April 22, 2026

Kenyans are encouraged to work abroad, but human rights violations persist in the Middle East

Features April 15, 2026

Boby Wine escaped with assistance from high-level state and security officials. This suggest differences within the regime of president Museveni

Analysis April 5, 2026

Electrifying the future, starting with the motorbike

Economy April 3, 2026

Business people in Somaliland have to jump through hoops, but a better future is now on the horizon.

Economy April 1, 2026

Africa should break it’s dependence of foreign arms suppliers and produce its own weapons

Analysis March 28, 2026

Transatlantic slavery and its system of forced African labour is recognized as the worst crime ever committed. Slavery shaped the modern world

Analysis March 27, 2026

How renewed conflict in Ethiopia could pull in Sudan and create a regional mega-war. “We are in an incredibly dangerous situation.”

Analysis March 25, 2026

While the war around Iran rages, the militarisation of the nearby Horn of Africa continues in Somaliland

Features March 24, 2026

The most arrested man in Africa

Analysis March 21, 2026

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