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The deputy takes the fall

When MPs voted to impeach Gachagua they raised more questions about the Ruto government’s political direction

In the end it was a rout. Out of 345 seats currently occupied in the National Assembly, 293 MPs voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, comfortably above...


Goma under siege

Massive human rights abuses, including the murder and rape of refugees and blockades of humanitarian aid, have been committed by the Rwandan army and the M23 militia group...


Salva Kiir extends his rule as the oil cash runs out

Juba is delaying elections for another two years as it organises a census, a political party register and a new constitution

The latest extension of the transitional government’s rule comes as regional instability spreads and South Sudan’s oil revenues crash. On 13 September, the Juba government announced it was...


Middle powers line up behind Addis and Mogadishu

Egypt and Somalia have signed a military pact to scupper Ethiopia’s trade-off with Somaliland for a port in the Gulf of Aden

Nothing better illustrates the radical shift in regional relations than the defence agreement signed by Egypt and the Federal Government of Somalia on 14 August, two days after...

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Beijing leads battle for influence

Although most western media paid it little attention, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, held from 4 to 6 September, received near wall-to-wall coverage across swathes of Africa. FOCAC’s...


Home-grown reforms and political muscle seal $3.4bn IMF deal

Government forecasts strong growth but its shifts on devaluation and economic liberalisation will have to show results quickly

Backed by a US$3.4 billion IMF extended credit facility (ECF), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration has a fighting chance to return the national finances to debt sustainability and...


How Tigray is turning on itself

The fight for control of the ruling TPLF is slowing the region’s post-war recovery and playing into the hands of the federal government

Instead of moving towards the much-discussed national reconciliation, Ethiopia is grappling with a new bout of regional factionalism. The two largest regions, Oromia and Amhara, are already plagued...


Swiss dead-end prompts policy rethink

General Burhan’s refusal to attend talks may prompt new negotiating strategy benefiting Hemeti’s fighters

One of the ‘seeds of hope’ identified by United States envoy Tom Perriello as the Sudan peace talks in Switzerland broke up on 23 August was an accord...


Incapable of defeating each other, the generals fight on

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...


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