Terrorism in the Sahel cannot be addressed militarily
Olayinka Ajala The United States is winding down its military operations in Niger ahead of a mid-September deadline agreed with the country’s ruling military junta. The landlocked...
By Eric Magale & Mario Schmidt Each year, the Kenyan government tables a finance bill outlining measures for funding the national budget. In the past,...
Why Paul Kagame will always win in Rwanda elections
There is little doubt that Paul Kagame will win the votes necessary to extend his 24-year rule in Rwanda’s general election on 15 July 2024. The...
A breakthrough in fighting HIV
By Linda-Gail Bekker A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives...
Ruto awakened class politics that now threatens to engulf him
By Peter Lockwood Many of the grievances of Kenya’s Gen-Z, young people who took to the streets in late June, have been palpable for years. I witnessed these...
When African Union troops leave, al-Shabaab will take their chances
By Paul D. Williams The African Union (AU) has gradually reduced its troop numbers in Somalia since late 2017, from a peak of over 22,000 to about...
By Gedion Onyango A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public...
Kenyan police are serving political elites, not the public
By Kamau Wairuri Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalised, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against the cost of living...
Ruto pulling the finance bill is unlikely to satisfy angry young protesters
By Kathleen Klaus In a move that shocked observers, Kenya’s President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government’s highly controversial finance bill. This...
