We must not give up on revolutionary optimism in Kenya
Introduction: Kenyan former chief justice Willy Mutunga speaks out. “We must not give up on revolutionary optimism”, he warns in this piece. Since a new...
Jammeh left in dignity leaving his tormented victims behind
Jammeh left with dignity, leaving his tormented victims behind
The discourse about South Sudan these days is whether a genocide is in the making. The discussion is not about politics, not about power...
Once more thousands threatened by drought in Kenya
In traffic this morning a mighty bull caught up with me. The throbbing cars were soon surrounded by skinny beasts, a long tongue licked...
How Eritrean revolution produced an undemocratic and closed society
By Dawit Mesfin The book is an attempt to unravel why this small country with such a rich cultural heritage turned into one of the...
Eritrea has become a catastrophe
By Abraham Zere, head of Pen Eritrea It initially sounded like a joke; gradually it got serious and then tragic. A decade and a half...
Fifteen years ago, a deadly silence descended on Eritrea
The Eritrean exile Dawit Mesfin is a bitter man. "There is no news at all of the prisoners”, he says from London. "They have...
