Vol 66 No 23 | KENYAEUROPEAN UNION Chemicals in court 21st November 2025 At the Environment and Land Court in Nairobi on 13 November, justices began hearing a landmark lawsuit seeking to ban multinational manufacturers and local distributors from placing toxic...
Vol 66 No 23 | ETHIOPIA Fano’s battlefield gains show Abiy’s shaky grip on the regions 14th November 2025 Federal government is pushed back hard as opposition forces in Amhara, Oromo and Tigray form a loose anti-regime front, redrawing the political map in the Horn After recent victories by insurgents in Amhara, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has been showing signs of the strain as its opponents join forces and launch heavier challenges....
Vol 66 No 22 | SUDAN Burhan’s leadership in question after Darfur retreat 7th November 2025 The fall of El Fasher exposes international failures as the RSF kills thousands of civilians with impunity The Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of El Fasher on 26 October after a brutal 16 month siege, gives it control over much of western Sudan and has strengthened...
Vol 66 No 22 | TANZANIA Cloud of blood and doubt hangs over Hassan’s victory 6th November 2025 Marked by eerie calm and deadly force, the vote unfolded under an internet shutdown – amid fear and fraud ‘Hundreds’ of Tanzanians were killed by security forces during the presidential election on 29 October and in the days that followed, as President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared...
Vol 66 No 22 | KENYA Ruto goes west as ODM ponders life after Raila 5th November 2025 While the Orange Democratic Movement works out its future, President Ruto is shoring up his support in its heartlands The death of Raila Amolo Odinga has left Nairobi’s political class with a compelling question: how much longer before his Orange Democratic Movement splits? At stake is a...
Vol 66 No 21 | KENYA After Odinga, opposition politicians jostle for position 24th October 2025 A generational battle to decide who succeeds the veteran leader may also seal the fate of President William Ruto’s government Until the death of Raila Amolo Odinga from a heart attack on 15 October, President William Samoei Ruto’s path to re-election in August 2027 had seemed clear: having... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 21 | KENYA Crisis in the capital 24th October 2025 Unable to keep the streets clean, Johnson Sakaja is the latest victim of the Nairobi governor curse In a country where the power of incumbency is so strong, it is a striking anomaly that no Nairobi governor has secured a second term since devolution became...
Vol 66 No 21 | TANZANIA Terror sets the tone for polling day 17th October 2025 Security men guided by the President’s son are said to be behind the abductions and killings creating a climate of fear for the 29 October elections President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s calm, maternal image conceals a streak of ruthless determination to root out all political opposition to ensure her re-election, no matter what the human...
Vol 66 No 21 | KENYA Opposition colossus Odinga dies, leaving succession crisis 16th October 2025 Millions mourn a man who lost five presidential elections but changed the country, campaigning for political freedoms and constitutional reform Raila Amolo Odinga, whose activism helped launch multi-party politics in Kenya and reformed the constitution after winning a national referendum, died on 15 October following a heart attack...
Vol 66 No 20 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Peace talks falter as M23 tightens its grip on the Kivus 10th October 2025 Kinshasa balks at signing economic framework as Kigali-backed rebels consolidate territorial gains and set up proto-state The pressure is mounting on Massad Boulos, senior Africa advisor to United States President Donald Trump, after the latest setback to his efforts to corral Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda... READ FOR FREE