July 26, 2022
Kenya: Three Reasons Ethnicity Will Count for Less in Upcoming Vote
Elections have always been about much more than ethnicity, but this will be particularly so this 9 August. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Ethiopia: What's Driving the Violence in Oromia?
The state has been pressured into talks in Tigray but not in Oromia, where a liberation movement complainsof generations of subjugation. Read more »
July 14, 2022
Seychelles: The Missing U.S.$50 Million - Country Gears Up for Historic High-Profile Trial
Nine people - including a former first lady, ex-generals and top officials - face charges of stealing aid in 2002 and storing illicit firearms. Read more »
July 06, 2022
Kenya: The Choice Facing Kenya and How We Got Here
After many cycles of betrayed hopes, Kenya votes again in August. Neither frontrunner promises a leftward break, but their visions differ vastly. Read more »
July 01, 2022
Sudan: Why Sudan's Protest Movement Has Toppled One but Not Yet Two Dictators
What has changed between the 2019 protests, when the people rose up to remove al-Bashir, and today's movement? Read more »
June 21, 2022
Africa: Africa-Led Progress On Neglected Tropical Diseases Needs Boost in Kigali
The Commonwealth summit provides an opportunity to take concrete action to develop more life-saving tools and build on recent successes. Read more »
June 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Total Success'? the Real Goals of Uganda's Operation Shujaa in DRC
Joint Ugandan-Congolese military exercises may have more to do with securing roads and oil than rooting out rebels. Read more »
June 22, 2022
East Africa: The Bold Campaign to Defund the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Activists have convinced 20 big banks not to finance the controversial oil project leaving its fate in the balance. Read more »
June 17, 2022
Uganda: Saving Lives and Broken Hearts With Breast Milk in Uganda
Breast milk donations can mean life or death for newborns, but safety misconceptions and stigma hamper their lifesaving potential. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Sudan: Why the Latest Attempt At Peacemaking in Sudan Won't Work
Since Sudan's military coup on 25 October 2021, the United Nations mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has tried to find a compromise to the country's political crisis. In January 2022, it… Read more »
June 09, 2022
East Africa: Why Lake Victoria's 'Saviour Fish' Is Now the One That Needs Saving
Despite local measures to combat pollution and overfishing, stocks of the once bountiful Nile perch have fallen by at least three-quarters. Read more »
June 08, 2022
Kenya: One Day I Will Learn to Speak My Mother Tongue
I know some people think local languages are second class and that speaking English indicates a superior IQ, but I'm not one of them. Read more »
June 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Exploring Ethiopia's Complicated Barriers to Peace
Who are the main warring parties and what do they want? Read more »
May 24, 2022
Somalia: To Counter Al-Shabaab, New Govt Must Do Something for the Kids
President Mohamud must honestly examine why thousands of children have been recruited by the militants, whether forcibly or otherwise. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Mauritius: Protests - 'When People Feel Lost, They Resort to Revolt'
Cost of living protests descended in riots last month. Food and fuel prices are set to rise further. Read more »
May 13, 2022
Uganda: "Machete Wielders" Are Terrorising Parts of Uganda. but Why?
Some suspect politics behind the brutal and baffling attacks. Read more »
May 11, 2022
East Africa: Lake Victoria Locals Blame Companies for Mysterious Mass Fish Die-Offs
Governments blame a range of factors for tonnes of dead fish washing up. Local fisherman and environment officers blame polluting industries. Read more »
May 10, 2022
Africa: Museveni's Plan to Jail Rivals for Even Longer and How It Might Backfire
Uganda's president wants to eradicate bail for capital offences, but even some in his own party aren't sure it's a good idea. Read more »
March 19, 2021
South Sudan: No Justice for Women, No Peace in South Sudan
The South Sudan crisis since 2013 has caused untold suffering to South Sudanese women. They have experienced displacement, loss of family members and gross human rights violations,… Read more »
March 15, 2021
Ethiopia: Researching Sexuality - Reflections On My Experience Journeying Through a Complex Field
Researching sexuality has often encountered challenges concerning its legitimacy everywhere and more so in Africa. The situation in Ethiopia seems to be relatively more daunting… Read more »
March 17, 2020
Tanzania: Football and Politics Are Inseparable. The Result? Poor Clubs
Tanzanian teams struggle to compete with their continental rivals. Will the government finally loosen its grip and allow clubs to privatise? Read more »
March 30, 2018
Ethiopia: 'We Are Here' - the Soundtrack to the Oromo Revolution Gripping Ethiopia
Far from being a footnote in the Oromo struggle, musicians like Haacaaluu Hundeessa have been its centre of gravity. Read more »
June 21, 2017
Africa: Ethiopia Was Colonised
We kept the imperialists at bay, but it wasn't enough. Read more »
June 17, 2016
Mauritius: Chagos Islands - 50 Years On, Judgement Day Is Almost Nigh
Over the coming months, the long-term fate of the Chagos Islands could become a lot clearer. Read more »
February 18, 2016
Comoros: Presidential Elections - Whose Turn Is It Anyway?
A complex constitution requires the presidency to rotate between the Comoros' three islands. This has created greater stability, but not everyone is happy. Read more »