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They called it historic. Somali women have heard that before.
The first time I heard a Somali female parliamentarian describe her experience of the quota system, she did not use the word “opportunity.” She ... -
The Machine Cannot Hold
The old YARID offices, before the move to the current premises, were on a second floor above a hardware stall. By eight in the ... -
Ukraine Is Coming to Africa. But Did Anyone Ask Africa?
On 25 March 2026, a high-level interagency coordination meeting took place at Ukraine’s Presidential Office, chaired by Kyrylo Budanov. The subject was the expansion ... -
Sudan’s War Was Not a Breakdown. It Was the System Working.
In April 2023, the immediate trigger for Sudan’s war was not an ideology, not an election, and not a border dispute. It was an ... -
Ethiopia’s Election and the Death of Political Choice
When people say Ethiopia’s 2026 election will not be free or fair, they are right. But that description is still too soft for what ... -
The UK’s ‘Emergency Brake’ on Sudanese Students is a Cynical Act of Collective Punishment
The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently announced an “emergency brake” on sponsored study visas for nationals from Sudan, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Myanmar. Presented ... -
Ethiopia’s Smaller Wars: Destitution, Conflict Escalation, and Military Abuses in Lower Omo
With war looming in the north of the country, Ethiopia threatens to make headlines again, as it has in recent years due to the ... -
Have Election Crackdowns Become the Norm? Domestic and Cross-Border Repression in East Africa
Human rights abuses marred the presidential elections in Uganda in January 2026 and the contested polls in Tanzania in October 2025. As neighbouring Kenya ... -
The Horn and the Gulf: How a New Geopolitical Confluence is Emerging
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland continues to reverberate across the Red Sea’s fast-changing geopolitics. How to read the emerging regional map? Certainly not through the ... -
Will Elections Bring Peace to South Sudan?
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has not had an election since its independence from Sudan in 2011. Per the 2018 power-sharing agreement, the ...
