Vol 60 No 5 | SUDAN El Beshir mulls the endgame 8th March 2019 A state of emergency, appointing military governors and disowning his political allies has done nothing to halt demands for the President's exit As demonstrators across the country win growing support in their call for his exit, President Omer el Beshir's choices are diminishing quickly and regional developments are moving ... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 5 | ETHIOPIA Abiy dining dangerously 8th March 2019 Personal prestige projects threaten to divert the Prime Minister’s attentions from his reform agenda As the latest controversy over Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, crackled and sizzled, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's thoughts turned to dinner. A fundraising banquet to be more precis...
Vol 60 No 5 | BURUNDISOMALIA The cost of war 8th March 2019 After a furious but well-hidden row, Burundi is set to withdraw 1,000 soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) force immediately; 4,532 Burundian troops will rem...
Vol 60 No 5 | RWANDAUGANDA Border tension grows 8th March 2019 Relations between Rwanda and Uganda have been steadily declining and reached a new low after Kigali briefly closed the busiest border crossing at Gatuna and reportedly deployed def...
Vol 60 No 4 | SOMALIA Shabaab fight in high gear 22nd February 2019 The Nairobi attack has sparked an intense new round of action by all the combatants in Somalia The Al Shabaab conflict has reached a new level of intensity and bloodshed following the attack in Nairobi on 15 January in which 25 people, including four attackers, were killed. ...
Vol 60 No 4 | SOUTH SUDAN Bumps on the road to peace 22nd February 2019 The government army loyal to President Salva Kiir Mayardit (now known as the South Sudan People's Defence Force – SSPDF) has made common cause with Riek Machar's SPLA-In Oppo...
Vol 60 No 4 | SUDAN Pushing Beshir towards the exit 20th February 2019 As protesters keep up the pressure, diplomats are mulling an immunity from prosecution deal for Omer el Beshir to persuade him to quit After over two months of demonstrations across the country and over 50 civilians killed by security forces, the resilience of the opposition is persuading some foreign governments ...
Vol 60 No 3 | KENYA The President's anger 8th February 2019 Kenyatta’s frustration with the slowness of change is visible as he looks to his legacy and Ruto ponders the next election For a leader who has tamed the political ambitions of the main opposition party and brought it to support his government's national unity and development agenda, President Uhuru Ke...
Vol 60 No 3 | ETHIOPIA Mountains to climb 8th February 2019 The success of the Prime Minister’s reforms depends on how he manages intricate regional and ethnic power struggles Abiy Ahmed was one of the star attractions at the Davos circus. Yet after leaving the World Economic Forum with the applause ringing in his ears, more down-to-earth political machi...
Vol 60 No 3 | TANZANIA From bullet to ballot 8th February 2019 Nearly 18 months after suspected government gunmen poured 40 bullets into Tundu Lissu, MP, outside the National Assembly in Dodoma, the most persistent thorn in the side of Preside...