By Nisar Majid In Somalia and the region, conflict and political instability continue. The federal government still has limited reach and authority, and the islamist...
How Rwanda-backed M23 rebels finance their war in DR Congo
“They have methodically consolidated a de facto, deeply illegal, parallel administration.” By Patricia Huon The rebels have “methodically consolidated a de facto, deeply illegal, parallel administration”, Rwanda-backed...
New world map makes Africa look bigger
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the...
KENYA: “MONEY CAN ONLY WIPE AWAY TEARS”
In June, Kenya has started a 13 million euro programme to compensate the victims of police brutality during political unrest that took place between...
Dan Connell, Part III: A Debt of Gratitude
By Dawit Mesfin Introduction: Eritrea went from getting under my skin to holding me under its thumb. There is nostalgia, but also anger; tenderness, but also...
When the Revolution Betrayed Its Promise: Dan Connell and Eritrea. Part 2
By Dawit Mesfin The blind loyalty that led me to defend the EPLF, even in the face of what I knew about its actions, was...
Dan Connell: The Voice That Put Eritrea on the World’s Stage. Part 1
Dawit Mesfin, a veteran writer on Eritrea, reflects on Dan Connell, a “ferenji” who put the liberation struggle of Eritrea on the map. To me,...
The history of alcohol played a crucial role in the making of postmodern identities in Kenya
By Wafula Yenjela Kenya’s war on traditional alcohol: a colonial hangover about what it means to be ‘civilised’. At the dawn of Kenya’s colonial era in...
Rebels’ tax drive in DR Congo is like a Sword of Damocles.
By Emmet Livingstone The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is trying to extract money from relief organisations by demanding taxes...
