Vol 67 No 4 | KENYARUSSIA Cannon fodder on the front line 20th February 2026 A report by the All Eyes on Wagner (AEOW) investigative group, published on 11 February, lists 1,417 fighters from 35 African countries who joined the Russian army between...
Vol 67 No 4 | KENYA The battle for ODM’s soul 20th February 2026 The sacking of Edwin Sifuna as Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a desperate attempt by party leader Oburu Odinga to contain divisions but risks breaking...
Vol 67 No 4 | TANZANIA Election crisis disrupts cash pipeline 12th February 2026 Western states have cut funding in protest at state violence during the election but gold and domestic borrowing are plugging the gap for now The crisis in foreign relations triggered by horror at the conduct of Tanzania’s 29 October general election crisis, when hundreds were believed killed by security forces, has compelled...
Vol 67 No 3 | KENYATANZANIAUGANDA Opposition solidarity goes regional 6th February 2026 Pro-democracy activists across the region are rallying together, but they are being met with brutal and coordinated repression by state authorities ‘Don’t try this again,’ was the message to dozens of pro-democracy activists from across East Africa as they were deported from Tanzania last year after attempting to attend...
Vol 67 No 3 | KENYA Golden tickets for sale in Ruto’s party 6th February 2026 The President envisages a two-three million margin of victory in next year’s elections as ambitious contenders flock to his party President William Ruto is bullish. He is aiming for re-election in August 2027 ‘by a margin of between two and three million so that we unite the country...
Vol 67 No 3 | ETHIOPIA Tigray’s cold war with Addis heats up 6th February 2026 Clashes in the disputed western areas risk igniting a wider conflict across the Horn, drawing in outside sponsors A new war in Tigray – one that could again pull in Eritrea – is looking more likely after clashes broke out on 27 January between Tigrayan forces...
Vol 67 No 3 | TANZANIA British court snubbed 6th February 2026 On 9 January, the Tanzanian High Court threw out a request from a British court to enforce a ruling that Pan Africa Power Solutions (PAP), owned by Harbinder...
Vol 67 No 2 | UGANDA How Museveni won in Buganda 23rd January 2026 A fierce crackdown and a fractured opposition decisively shifted the contest long before the votes were counted President Yoweri Museveni was expected to retain power following the 15 January polls. But few anticipated he would win with such a margin or that the ruling party...
Vol 67 No 2 | ETHIOPIA Abiy’s proxy war tactics reach their limit 23rd January 2026 Oppositionists make progress on a unity deal as insurgents tighten their grip on Tigray, Amhara, and Oromia Ethiopia is trapped in a stalemate. With military victory impossible and political consensus unreachable, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government is falling back on divide and rule. The prime...
Vol 67 No 2 | KENYAWHO'S WHO NEWSMAKER: Oburu Odinga, awkward caretaker 23rd January 2026 The death of Raila Odinga last October left a void in Kenyan politics and at the heart of his Orange Democratic Movement. ODM was Raila’s fiefdom. It was...