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Poll hopes fade

Prospects of an election being held before a 22 December deadline are fading rapidly with a number of political groups both in opposition and in the transitional government...


A selective war on graft

On 28 August, former Samburu governor Moses Lenolkulal was convicted of corruption and told to repay 84.5 million shillings (US$600,000) or face eight years in prison. Lenolkulal served...


The Ruto-Raila trade-off redraws the electoral map

Both the president and opposition leader benefit from the national unity government, but there are plenty of losers

The odd man out in the latest round of political musical chairs is Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as Kenya’s political parties realign to prepare for the 2027...


Back to bulldozer politics

Without spelling out her plan to seek election next year, President Samia is cracking down on opponents and rivals in the ruling party

The arrests of hundreds of opposition leaders and activists planning to attend rallies marking International Youth Day, suggests that the spirit of former President John Magufuli lives on...


Al Shabaab adaptability causes alarm

On 2 August at 9.50pm at Lido Beach, Al Shabaab launched its deadliest attack in Mogadishu since two car-bombs claimed 121 lives and hundreds of casualties in the...


Burhan risks isolation by boycotting Geneva peace talks

Hemeti and his sponsors in the United Arab Emirates are exploiting the Sudan Armed Forces’ clumsy diplomacy

The Sudan peace talks which started in Geneva on 14 August mark a new phase in the posturing and positioning that has derailed so much of the diplomacy...


Raila names his price

In a move to quell growing dissatisfaction with his government, President Ruto has nominated allies of the main opposition leader to his cabinet

Four ministries, including the Treasury, was the price Raila Odinga set for propping up William Ruto’s ailing presidency and to establish what is effectively Kenya’s first unity government...


Central bank floats birr to secure IMF deal

Foreign exchange reform will remove market distortions, but is the economy entering a danger zone of further devaluation and greater inflation?

The quid pro quo that Addis Ababa will gain from the international financial institutions and from sundry investors and creditors must have reassured Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that...


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