Politics
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Kenya: KDF must review Somalia strategy to tackle Al Shabaab – By Ben Rawlence
Al-Shabaab strikes again. With the security services seemingly unable to protect Kenyans, it is time to reflect on strategy. In the commotion since last ... -
Nigeria Forum: Boko Haram’s message is “simple, linear and appealing”, the solutions are not – By Magnus Taylor
Fatima Akilu’s office is located within a smart new building near the Nigeria’s National Assembly in the capita city Abuja. The building houses the ... -
Is Kenya facing a security meltdown? – By Jeremy Lind
Turkana, Kenya’s poorest county, is once again experiencing a spate of violence. The situation in Turkana, and Kenya more widely has become so bad, that ... -
An ugly idea dissected: looks, age and language in Sudan – By Sara Elhassan
Sudanese social media has been buzzing about a video poem by Sara Elhassan, a retort to a Sudanese professor who claimed that most Sudanese ... -
ZANU-PF National Congress Portends Business as Usual in Zimbabwe – By Brooks Marmon
A shopping centre in Harare’s smart northern suburbs demonstrates the dichotomies in Zimbabwe ahead of a critical ZANU-PF national congress scheduled for early December. ... -
Nigeria Forum: What happens when oil prices fall? – By Anthony Goldman
When politicians, fund managers and development professionals look to highlight the success of democratic Nigeria, they typically point to one, key statistic: when the ... -
Nigeria Forum: APC considers how best to beat Jonathan – By Magnus Taylor
Abuja – It’s harmattan time in Abuja – a hot, dry wind from the sahara blows through the city and stirs up the dust, ... -
Zimbabwe: are the MDC’s days numbered? – By Simukai Tinhu
The party congress of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)’s, an electoral exercise whose main purpose was to reinvigorate the party in preparation for ... -
Chickens come home to roost. State building and the credibility conundrum in Somalia – By Anna Bruzzone
Yet another international donor conference on Somalia. “A history of broken promises” might have been a rather more appropriate title for the Ministerial High Level ... -
Would an arms embargo help end South Sudan’s civil war? – By James Copnall
In filthy camps for the displaced, thatched huts in half-forgotten villages, and Juba’s proud new concrete buildings, South Sudanese are waiting. As the rainy ...
