June 25
Sudan: Mediation Pitfalls - How the Jeddah Peace Talks Complicate Sudanese Politics
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June 21
Africa: Eritrea At 33 - Exporting Internal Strife, Navigating Regional Tensions and Steadily Looking East
More than a generation since it won its hard-fought independence, Eritrea is synonymous with Isaias Afwerki. For better. Or for worse. Read more »
June 19
Kenya: 'The Roof Does All the Work' - the Rise of Green Roofs in Nairobi
Planting vegetation on buildings can bring many perks for those that can afford them, but the environmental benefits should not be overstated. Read more »
June 18
Sudan: From Darfur to Gaza - Taking the Responsibility to Prevent Genocide Seriously
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June 11
South Sudan: What's Past Is Prologue? Identifying and Rupturing a History of Predatory Rule in South Sudan
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Africa: The G7 Is Right to Put Food At the Heart of Climate Plans. but How Matters
Policymaking that sidelines farmers in countries like Madagascar, where I am Agriculture Minister, can be as harmful as the climate crisis itself. Read more »
June 03
Ethiopia: In Abiy's Ethiopia, 200 Journalists Have Been Arrested Since 2019
The Nobel laureate won plaudits early on for releasing imprisoned journalists. Today, his government depicts journalists as spies and traitors, and is accused of arresting,… Read more »
May 29
Ethiopia: 'After the Dam, Nothing Is Good' - How Ethiopia's Mega Project Devastated Centuries of Survival Strategies
Until recently, indigenous groups in the Omo Valley planted crops, foraged, hunted, fished, herded animals, and shared food. Now they face starvation. Read more »
May 27
South Sudan: Overloaded? Hope and Scepticism Around the Tumaini Peace Initiative for South Sudan
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May 24
Sudan: Violence Is a Symptom of a Profound Collective Failure
The ongoing conflict is an existential threat to the very idea of Sudan, not to be solved by negotiations featuring the usual suspects working on the old power-sharing formula. Read more »
May 07
Ethiopia: Displaced Yet Again - Ethiopian and Eritrean Refugee Subjectivities in War Torn Sudan
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Kenya: 'This Flood Has Caused a Massive Shift' - Surviving in Kenya's Slums
Washington Mboya, an environmentalist in Nairobi, describes the effects of and response to the devastating floods in the city's poorest areas. Read more »
May 01
Burundi: Lake Tanganyika Reaches Record Levels, Submerging Parts of Burundi
Burundi is struggling to provide relief to hundreds of thousands and protect infrastructure as floods cause devastation. Read more »
April 30
Eritrea: Adwa's Shadows - Eritrea's Forgotten War Veterans
Ethiopia's triumph over Italy at Adwa is central to its national identity, but many Eritreans who were subjected to Emperor Menelik's brutal retribution for serving Rome recall the… Read more »
April 23
Africa: Political Dynamics in the Horn of Africa - an Analyst's Pitfall
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April 19
Africa: Europe's Indifference to Rwanda's Atrocities Is Costing Congolese Lives
A decade ago, Europe responded to Rwanda's incursions into the DRC with sanctions. Today, it's turning a blind eye - with devastating consequences for the Congolese. Read more »
April 16
Sudan: On the Offensive - Military Tactics and Peace Talks for Sudan's Takeover
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April 08
Africa: Henry Chakava (1946 - 2024) - the Publisher Who Pricked the People Into Consciousness
Chakava is best remembered for publishing some of the giants of East African literature - Okot p'Bitek, Mazrui, Meja Mwangi, Marjorie Oludhe-Macgoye, and most notably (and… Read more »
March 28
Africa: TotalEnergies At 100 - a Legacy of Destruction in Africa
Displacements, environmental damage, and CO2 emissions from projects in Mozambique and Uganda are just the latest chapter in a long story. Read more »
March 27
Uganda: 'The Path We've Chosen' - Uganda's Young Climate Activists Stay Defiant
Despite being targeted by the police and courts, youth activists say the dangers of EACOP going ahead remain greater than those of protesting. Read more »
March 26
Africa: The Future of IGAD Amidst Turmoil in the Horn
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March 06
Ethiopia: Go to the Gulf - Is Ethiopia 'Sacrificing Its Youth' to Balance the Economy?
Observers fear that an official programme sending domestic workers to Saudi Arabia is not so different to the operations of human smugglers. Read more »
February 22
Somalia: 'We Were Rich, Now We're Poor' - Life After Record Droughts in Somaliland
Without measures to build long-term resilience, fears are growing that once prosperous herders will end up depending on aid. Read more »
February 20
Africa: The First Oil Shock - February 1974 and the Making of Our Times
Triggered by the 1973 Yom Kippur war, an unprecedented surge in global oil prices took hold the following year. Spiralling inflation forced workers, students and soldiers onto the… Read more »
Uganda: 'We're Surrounded By Oil' - Activist Gardening in a Shadow of EACOP
Ugandans displaced by the mega oil pipeline are turning to African keyhole gardening for both survival and a way to channel their climate activism. Read more »