Vol 65 No 18 | SUDAN Incapable of defeating each other, the generals fight on 5th September 2024 The political ambitions and unfathomable greed of the rival leaders are driving their country to destruction It is a mark of the intractability of the conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that during the peace talks in Switzerland...
Vol 65 No 18 | ETHIOPIA Abiy pushes radical reforms for debt deal 5th September 2024 A multi-billion-dollar financing programme and debt restructuring deal are taking shape but the political risks are high at home and in the region Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s grand plan to raise over US$10 billion from international financial institutions and the restructuring of Ethiopia’s $28bn foreign debt after defaulting on its Eurobond...
Vol 65 No 18 | SOUTH SUDAN Poll hopes fade 5th September 2024 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...
Vol 65 No 18 | KENYA A selective war on graft 5th September 2024 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...
Vol 65 No 18 | KENYAEAST AFRICA Ruto and Raila combine to take African Union leadership 28th August 2024 Its francophone rivals divided, Nairobi has locked up a majority of the votes ahead of the AU election Amid regional turbulence, President William Ruto showed Kenya’s pulling power with a star-studded launch on 27 August for his former foe, Raila Odinga’s campaign to lead the African...
Vol 65 No 18 | KENYA The Ruto-Raila trade-off redraws the electoral map 23rd August 2024 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...
Vol 65 No 17 | TANZANIA Back to bulldozer politics 22nd August 2024 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...
Vol 65 No 17 | SOMALIA Al Shabaab adaptability causes alarm 22nd August 2024 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...
Vol 65 No 17 | SUDAN Burhan risks isolation by boycotting Geneva peace talks 17th August 2024 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...
Vol 65 No 17 | KENYA Kenyatta’s favourite minister plans presidential bid 14th August 2024 Challenging President Ruto after the protests, Fred Matiang’i has hired US lobbyists to help fend off legal cases Former Interior minister Fred Matiang'i says he is preparing to run for Kenya’s presidency in 2027 after falling out with President William Ruto and having his Nairobi home...