September 18
Sudan: Sudan's Civilians Urgently Need Protection - the Options for International Peacekeeping
In September 2024, the United Nations' independent fact-finding mission to Sudan issued its first report. Citing grave human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes… Read more »
East Africa: Kenya's Femicide Cases - 'Declare a Crisis Now'
Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret, Kenya. Cheptegei's murder was reported to have been about… Read more »
September 17
Kenya: Kenya Could Run Out of Money to Repay Massive Debts - How to Avoid This
Data from Kenya's central bank show that public debt (total money owed) declined between December 2023 and June 2024. Read more »
September 13
Kenya: Violence At the Kenya-Ethiopia Border - What's Driving Insecurity in the Region
Communal conflict is endemic in the vast arid region on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Fresh alarm has been sparked in both countries following a kidnapping and armed… Read more »
September 12
Sudan: Sudan Is Burning and Foreign Powers Are Benefiting - What's in It for the UAE
The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and… Read more »
September 10
South Sudan: South Sudan Floods - the First Example of a Mass Population Permanently Displaced By Climate Change?
Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected.… Read more »
Sudan: Looting of the Sudan National Museum - More Is At Stake Than Priceless Ancient Treasures
Reports continue to emerge of the alleged looting of tens of thousands of artefacts from the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum. The museum, near the confluence of the White and the… Read more »
September 09
Kenya: Kenya's New Social Health Insurance Fund Wants to Improve Care for Mothers and Babies - but It Faces Challenges
Kenya has made strides in maternal and child health over the past decade. Read more »
September 08
Ethiopia: Demolitions in Ethiopia Are Giving Rise to a New Addis Ababa
A spate of demolitions radically transformed one of the oldest parts of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in early 2024. The city is home to an estimated 4 million people. Read more »
September 04
Kenya: Kenyan Artists Reflect Gen Z Hopes and Frustrations in New Exhibition
As young protesters in Kenya took to the streets in June to demand the government account for its spending of taxpayers' money, the Wajukuu Art Project was opening a new exhibition… Read more »
September 02
East Africa: Mpox Could Spread Into Conflict Zones in East Africa - How to Manage the Response
Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda are some of the east African countries that have reported cases of mpox - a viral infectious disease - in the latest outbreak which started in the… Read more »
August 30
Sudan: Sudan Is the World's Worst Modern War - What Has Happened and What It'll Take to Rebuild
Sudan's war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a… Read more »
August 29
Kenya: Burnout and Bias Can Lead to Poor Care During Childbirth - We Created a Project in Kenya That Helps Health Workers
An estimated 800 women die every day across the world as a result of pregnancy-related complications. Most deaths (95%) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Two-thirds are in… Read more »
August 28
East Africa: Kenya Champions the Free Movement of People in East Africa, but It's Failing Immigrants and Refugees At Home
Kenya has played a leading role in lowering barriers to the movement of people in the east African region. It has also made huge strides in protecting Kenyan emigrants working… Read more »
August 27
Rwanda: Rwanda Is Creating Shiny, Modern Cities After the Genocide
Over the past 17 years, Rwanda has cleared informal settlements to make way for modern urban construction. Kigali's ambitious city master plan is expected to be fully realised by… Read more »
August 26
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Is 18 Years Old - Six Factors Behind the Somali Militant Group's Resilience
The United Nations security council unanimously voted on 15 August 2024 to extend the mandate of the 12,626 men and women of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia… Read more »
August 25
Malawi: Maize Prices in Kenya and Malawi Have Soared, but Tanzania's Haven't - Economists Explain Why
For more than a year maize prices in Kenya and Malawi have been much higher compared with other countries in the east and southern Africa (ESA) region. Read more »
August 23
Rwanda: Paul Kagame's Fourth Term As President - What His Agenda Will Need to Cover
Paul Kagame started his fourth term as Rwanda's president in August 2024. He first became president in April 2000. However, as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, he has… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan's Long-Delayed Election Will Be a Landmark Moment
Elections are pivotal milestones in post-conflict countries - and nowhere is voter anticipation felt more keenly than in South Sudan, the world's youngest nation. Read more »
August 22
Kenya: Bird Species Are Disappearing At an Alarming Rate in Kenya - New Study
Sub-Saharan Africa has a vast amount of uncultivated, arable land - about 2 million km², accounting for about 50% of the global total. This land is a critical habitat for many… Read more »
Kenya: How Debt and Taxes Conspired to Rob Nairobi's Slum-Dwelling Youth of the Promise of a Better Life
Throughout the summer of 2024, young Kenyans have taken to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, in a series of anti-government demonstrations. Read more »
August 20
Congo-Kinshasa: Uganda and the DRC Conflict - the Interests Driving Kampala's Involvement
The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN… Read more »
Kenya: Jomo Kenyatta, Father of the Nation? Kenya's First President Built Up a Myth Which Masked His Faults
Kenya's legacy as a state is deeply intertwined with Jomo Kenyatta's influence on the nation. Kenya's founding president died on 22 August 1978 in his sleep at State House,… Read more »
August 16
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Bold Economic Reforms Target Stability and Growth, but They Come With Risks
Ethiopia's recent macroeconomic reforms, supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, could have profound implications for the country and the region. The… Read more »
Africa: Kenya Topped Africa's Olympics Medal Table - but a New Strategy Will Be Needed to Keep Winning
Kenya topped Africa's medal tally at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the east African country did at the last two games in 2020 and 2016. Kenya is a dominant force particularly because… Read more »