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Why Ethiopia’s Conflicts Keep Returning: The Question Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Cannot Avoid
As Ethiopia’s National Dialogue seeks to chart a path toward peace, it faces an immense task. The Dialogue aims to address some of the ... -
Renegotiating Military Immunity: Kenya’s New Terms for Foreign Troops
In July 2026, Britain suspended one of its flagship military exercises in Kenya after Nairobi withheld the licences required for troops to train in ... -
Whilst the World Debates Somaliland’s Recognition, Its Girls Remain Invisible
As international debate surrounding Somaliland’s recognition has returned to global headlines in recent months, questions of sovereignty and diplomacy have dominated the conversation. Reports ... -
Two Presidents, No Government: Why Tigray’s War Is Coming Back
In Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, two men call themselves president. One is Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede, appointed with Addis Ababa’s ... -
The Impact of the US-Iran War on Sudan
In February 2026, the US and Israel attacked Iran. Since then, there have been multiple attempts at partial de-escalation through negotiations. However, the recent ... -
Portfolio Diplomacy: Rethinking African Economic Statecraft in a Multipolar World
Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view. Chinese-built expressways carry commuters to office towers occupied by American technology firms. ... -
Tigray’s Lost Classrooms: Why Education Must Be at the Centre of Recovery
The war in Tigray did not only destroy lives, homes, hospitals and livelihoods. It also attacked the foundations of the region’s future by depriving ... -
Sudan’s Peace Process Is Negotiating a War That No Longer Exists
More than three years into Sudan’s war, the battlefield has changed more than the peace process. The Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, recovered Khartoum ... -
What Happens After Dandora? Kenya’s Green Transition Faces Its Hardest Test
For decades, thousands of Nairobi’s poorest residents have quietly carried out one of the city’s most important environmental services. Every day, informal waste pickers ... -
The Ocean Is Not Fragmented. Power Is.
On 16-18 June in Mombasa, the Our Ocean Conference met on African soil for the first time, and over 100 governments, businesses and civil society ...
