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Tanzania: Remembering ujamaa, the good, the bad and the buried
Julius Nyerere and his African socialist policies are regarded with great pride in Tanzania, but not by all who experienced them first-hand. Ali Hassan ... -
Anywhere but Kampala: “I’m still in NRM but I cannot clap for bad vices”
Is the opposition making inroads in Uganda’s Eastern region ahead of the 2021 elections? We took the political temperature in three different places. High ... -
Will South Sudan rein in its notorious National Security Service?
The NSS has become a feared agency and a vital tool in the government’s campaign of silencing dissent. We met a young man on ... -
“Here they’re safe”: The girls club that emerged when Kenya’s schools closed
When Kenya’s school closed, many children were left more vulnerable. Some local volunteers took it upon themselves to step in. On the first floor ... -
South Sudan’s two big foreign policy questions
Amid shifting dynamics in the Horn of Africa, South Sudan finds itself caught in the middle of regional rivalries. On 28 November, Ethiopian federal ... -
South Sudan’s leaders can no longer stand by as climate catastrophe hits
The government has so far done little, but there are several steps it can take to deal with the nexus of floods, droughts and ... -
Why the third layer of Ethiopia’s conflict may be the most worrying
Amid widespread hateful rhetoric, intercommunal mistrust and violence could spiral out of control. The conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation ... -
The one country that could mediate in Ethiopia
South Sudan is not seen as a threat by any of the warring parties and has close personal relationships with leaders in Addis, Mek’ele, ... -
How Museveni mastered violence to win elections in Uganda
Repeated arrests and office raids are part of a strategy designed to project control without overly provoking domestic or international criticism. On 18 November, ... -
Sudan: Trump’s deal could be disastrous. Biden can fix it.
Instead of undermining Sudan’s democratic transition and drawing it into regional conflicts, a reconfigured US-Sudan deal could do the opposite. In the weeks running ...