Vol 57 No 3 | KENYA Off with his ed 5th February 2016 The Daily Nation newspaper seems to have some doubts about why it sacked its Special Projects Editor, Denis Galava, in January, several weeks after suspending him over an...
Vol 57 No 3 | DJIBOUTICHINA Bengal paper tiger 5th February 2016 Concern about China's new naval base in Djibouti is not going away after Indian forces spotted a Chinese submarine in the Bay of Bengal. China signed an agreement...
Vol 57 No 2 | SOMALIA Al Shabaab sees off Da'ish 22nd January 2016 Al Qaida's loyalists ruthlessly purged the militia of Da'ish sympathisers after they tried to take over For many Somali government officials, the recent visit by a senior British general confirmed what many already knew: sticking to the Western agenda of security fears earns more...
Vol 57 No 1 | RWANDA Strong man, strong growth 8th January 2016 Kagame is set to ignore all his critics, the US included, and persist with his authoritarian political and economic course The United States declared itself 'deeply disappointed' at President Paul Kagame's January decision to stand for a third term in office, but he rapidly dismissed all concerns in...
Vol 57 No 1 | SUDAN The survival imperative 8th January 2016 Khartoum will rely on its security system and bailouts from the Gulf to maintain power and fend off pressure for political change The key word in Sudan this year is 'survival'. It is the prime focus both for the embattled National Congress Party regime and for an ever hungrier population....
Vol 57 No 1 | SOMALIA Division all around 8th January 2016 Special interests hamper the federal project, while a split in Al Shabaab threatens devastating consequences for Kenya This was supposed to be the year Somalia moved to a national electoral register and elected a president. Instead, the scene is set for rising tension among the...
Vol 57 No 1 | SOUTH SUDAN An implausible government 8th January 2016 This month, the warring factions are due to form an interim government but issues of money and the chain of command are unresolved Two years after the outbreak of conflict between government and rebels, doubts still hang over the latest fragile peace agreement. All sides signed reluctantly under intense international pressure...
Vol 57 No 1 | KENYA 2017 polls cast long shadow 8th January 2016 The old protagonists are readying themselves for another electoral battle as concerns about security and corruption escalate Politics this year will be dominated by the faltering economy and partisan positioning ahead of the next general election, now scheduled for 8 August 2017. President Uhuru Kenyatta's...
Vol 56 No 25 | ETHIOPIA Edmonds in Ethiopia 18th December 2015 Controversial Zimbabwean mining entrepreneurs Andrew Groves and Phil Edmonds have embarked on a new project in Ethiopia to construct a bottling plant 45 kilometres north of Addis Ababa....
Vol 56 No 25 | ETHIOPIA 'Greater Addis' anger 18th December 2015 Human rights groups have accused the security forces of killing more than 40 people in Oromia state after renewed student protests broke out over the planned expansion of...