Vol 62 No 5 | KENYA Jubilee tent gets smaller 4th March 2021 The takeover of Jubilee by President Uhuru Kenyatta's allies appears to be complete after they ousted Caleb Kositany, the Deputy Secretary General, and key lieutenant of estranged Deputy...
Vol 62 No 5 | GHANAKENYAUNITED KINGDOMEAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY In on the act 4th March 2021 Kenya's trade agreement with the United Kingdom finalised in November was sold as a diplomatic triumph in Nairobi but met with consternation in East Africa's other capitals. The...
Vol 62 No 4 | KENYAINTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT The prosecutor rests his case 18th February 2021 Kenya's determined support for Britain's candidate to head the Court raises questions about its political direction The election of British lawyer Karim Ahmad Khan on 12 February as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court comes as it is still struggling to establish... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 4 | KENYA Politics of largesse 18th February 2021 The economy has been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic but the President is still offering more giveaways After two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, the Kenya economy is officially in recession. It shrank by 5.3% in the second quarter of 2020 largely due to...
Vol 62 No 4 | SEYCHELLES Trouble in paradise 18th February 2021 President Ramkalawan faces a battle to deliver on promises as the pandemic-induced collapse in tourism drains state coffers Seychelles' newest president may be regretting having finally got his wish: the top job in a country that relies almost exclusively on tourism – during a global pandemic....
Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDAUNITED KINGDOM African concerns 4th February 2021 Britain's Minister for Africa, James Duddridge MP, has come in for criticism from the Labour opposition in Parliament for not expressing more concern about the conduct of the...
Vol 62 No 2 | KENYA The race for Nairobi 21st January 2021 The BBI alliance is manoeuvring its ally into the Nairobi governorship because it fears losing another by-election The political differences between Deputy President William Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta are playing themselves out in the tussle to fill the position of the governor of Nairobi.
Vol 62 No 2 | ETHIOPIASUDAN Abiy risks more war 21st January 2021 Addis made a deal with Khartoum when it went to war in Tigray. Amhara nationalists could upset this delicate arrangement Tension along the Ethiopia-Sudan border has risen sharply as Khartoum asserts itself and its territorial rights, threatening to force a once-minor border issue into a major confrontation. On...
Vol 62 No 2 | UGANDA Iron fist carries the day 21st January 2021 Brutal suppression of the opposition and voter intimidation won President Yoweri Museveni another term of office Although President Yoweri Museveni won the presidential election with 59% of the vote on a 57% turnout according to the electoral commission, over a dozen of the ruling...
Vol 62 No 1 | SOMALIA Voting may not bring peace 7th January 2021 When elections are over, oil and gas are likely to move centre-stage, and the changing geopolitical context will have deep effects No Somali election passes without conflict. The hardening stances of the government and its opponents caused first delays in selecting new members of parliament, and then argument about...