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From rituals to raids: The struggle to save the sacred sandalwood
In Kenya’s Samburu County, women are both the key protectors and exploiters of the threatened tree. The sandalwood tree, known as Losesiai in Samburu ... -
Kenya’s Congo debacle: How crony elite politics lost the fight against M23
Kenya’s foray into the Great Lakes six years ago, was not without ulterior economic motives. Did competing military visions in the East Africa Community’s ... -
Uganda: The overlooked threat of micro plastics in agricultural soils
Without more research and action, the ubiquity of plastic bags risks will continue to undermine the health of the soil and people in Uganda. ... -
Renditioning dissidents: Kenya’s secret service to Empire goes retail
While Kenyan authorities deny their involvement in renditioning Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, a blood-stained history of collaboration in Western-backed renditions speaks dubiously for ... -
Mau Mau: Mukami Kimathi’s swansong to a city at war
72 years after the Declaration of Emergency in Kenya triggered one of the bloodiest anti-colonial wars in history, little has changed for survivors. Mukami ... -
Power Struggle in Tigray
As Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed continues to renege on the Pretoria Agreement that ended hostilities two years ago, infighting within the TPLF further threatens ... -
Nile River Basin Commission: Regional strife could make a difficult task impossible
Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambitions. The newly established Nile River Basin Commission (NRBC) ... -
The Deepfake is a powerful weapon in the war in Sudan
While still rudimentary – voice-cloning models can’t yet relay convincing Sudanese dialects – the use of Deepfakes is now routinely used on Sudan’s violent, ... -
“An ecological war is going on”: Uganda charcoal booms despite ban
Our undercover investigation highlights how easily corruption and unclear borders continue to undermine the charcoal ban in Uganda. When Mustapha Gerima decided to drop ...
