Vol 58 No 1 | TANZANIA The power and the glory 6th January 2017 The President wants industrialisation and will pull out all the stops to achieve it, even at the expense of his anti-corruption crusade The year will be dominated by President John Pombe Magufuli's efforts to reshape Tanzania after ten years of President Jakaya Kikwete's directionless rule. If he is to maintain...
Vol 57 No 25 | KENYA NASA for launch 16th December 2016 Opposition leaders are edging closer to a multi-ethnic coalition to stand against President Uhuru Kenyatta's governing Jubilee coalition in next August's elections. Coalition for Reform and Democracy leader...
Vol 57 No 25 | SUDAN Breaking point 16th December 2016 Civil Disobedience Day on 19 December has created a widespread sense of expectation in what could be the biggest show of opposition since the government shot dead over...
Vol 57 No 25 | SOMALIA Electoral process stumbles but stays on track 2nd December 2016 The tortuous parliamentary selection needs more time, but the chances are that Hassan Sheikh, despite losing international confidence, will win No Somali President was elected on 30 November, as scheduled, but it looks now as though the process will be brought to a conclusion by 15 December. It...
Vol 57 No 24 | ETHIOPIA New faces, old tactics 2nd December 2016 The government's response to a year of protest and calls for reform is unlikely to satisfy the opposition or lead to meaningful dialogue After a year of deep political crisis, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has reshuffled his cabinet. Yet just a year since the last such moves, these signify no major...
Vol 57 No 23 | KENYAAFRICAN UNION Nairobi flaunts its credentials 18th November 2016 The African Union instituted 'peer review' over a decade ago but the process stalled. Kenya is championing its return With Ghana, Mauritius and Rwanda, Kenya was one of the the first four countries to be subjected to 'peer review' by fellow African governments at the 2006 African...
Vol 57 No 23 | TANZANIA The bulldozer's light tread 18th November 2016 President Magufuli is sweeping out corruption but there are some corners the new broom cannot reach Many heads have rolled since President John Pombe Magufuli came to office just over a year ago. Those who have felt the new intolerance of waste and corruption...
Vol 57 No 23 | SOMALIA ISIS's Puntland stunt 18th November 2016 The brief seizure of Qandala by Da'ish supporters was made possible by a rupture in the clan alliances governing Puntland After long seeking a foothold in Somalia, ISIS's Somali followers finally pulled off a coup by seizing the port of Qandala on 26 October. Capturing the Puntland...
Vol 57 No 23 | KENYA Empty words on graft 18th November 2016 The President pledged to end corruption but a series of scandals in the press and the courts have been embarrassing him During the 2013 presidential election campaign, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his running-mate William Ruto promised Kenyans that they would end the corruption that had bedevilled previous governments. Despite...
Vol 57 No 23 | ETHIOPIASOMALIA Shabaab fills Ethiopian vacuum 18th November 2016 Ethiopia has been withdrawing forces from Somalia in order to help restore order at home, say military observers, and Al Haraka al Shabaab al Mujahideen has moved in...