March 17
Madagascar: Tourist Visits to Madagascar Help Conserve Some Forests, but Others Suffer - Study Suggests What to Do
Madagascar is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. The island country is well known for its diverse and endangered range of wildlife. This includes over 100 species of lemurs… Read more »
March 13
Mauritius: Why the Chagos Islands Deal Is Delayed - and Mauritius Is Threatening to Sue the UK
More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965. But the… Read more »
March 16
Kenya: Do Dads of Disabled Children Do Enough? Kenya Study Points to Misunderstood Ways of Caring
A child's success at school doesn't depend only on teachers and classrooms. Studies show that when parents engage with schools - by attending meetings, supporting learning at home… Read more »
March 11
Kenya: Power Cuts Are the New Normal in Kenya - What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity supply since late 2024 owing to production shortfalls. President William Ruto… Read more »
March 09
Africa: Gulf Attention Is Turning Inward - Why the Iran War Could Destabilise the Horn of Africa
Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa over the past decade. The countries in this region… Read more »
Kenya: Mau Mau - How Kenya's History of Colonial Violence Speaks Through Living Bodies and Graves
Between 1952 and 1963, Kenya experienced one of the most violent chapters in its modern history. The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under… Read more »
March 04
Africa: Iran War Fallout for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa - Political Analyst Weighs Up the Risks
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, in March 2026 marks the end of a political era in the Middle Eastern country. Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli… Read more »
March 02
South Sudan: South Sudan Has Never Had an Election to Hand Over Presidential Power - So What Are the Rules of Succession?
South Sudan has not held an election since it gained independence 15 years ago, and progress towards a new constitution has stalled. Election dates have been set and postponed at… Read more »
March 01
Tanzania: The Hidden Enemy On Mount Kilimanjaro - Safely Dealing With Low Oxygen At High Altitude
Last October, my daughter Elizabeth and I stood at Londorossi gate (elevation 2,250 metres), the western entrance to Mount Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania, ready to begin the… Read more »
February 28
Uganda: Joseph Kony - How a Ugandan War Criminal and His Soldiers Have Evaded Capture and Endured for Decades
Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), remains at large two decades after the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against him and… Read more »
February 20
Ethiopia: Ethiopia and Eritrea Are On Edge Again - What's Behind the Growing Risk of War
The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its… Read more »
February 18
Tanzania: Young Tanzanians Are Fed Up With Not Getting a Slice of the Economic Action - Research
When young Tanzanians poured into the streets on 29 October 2025, most observers saw an election protest. Protests in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza and other cities were met with… Read more »
Sudan: How Warring Factions Gained Influence in the Country's Food System - and What It Means for the Current Conflict
Militaries play a major role in the politics of many countries. They determine whether elections can occur and who can compete. From Egypt to Pakistan and Myanmar to Uganda, the… Read more »
February 17
Uganda: Kizza Besigye - the Firebrand Who Has Shaped Opposition Politics in Uganda
Uganda's Kizza Besigye has been described as possibly the most arrested man in Africa. Besigye was once President Yoweri Museveni's ally, and personal physician. He broke ranks… Read more »
February 16
Kenya: Sand Mining and Kenya's Building Boom - Better Rules Are Needed, but Not From the Top Down
The sun is rising in Kenya's Kajiado county, just outside Nairobi, and a truck is rumbling over dusty ground towards a riverbank. Young men guide the driver to a parking spot and… Read more »
February 12
Ethiopia: How to Get Away With Mass Murder - 4 Tactics Ethiopia Used to Hide Tigray Atrocities From the World
The Tigray region in Ethiopia's north has endured one of the world's deadliest armed conflicts of the 21st century. Between 2020 and 2022, as many as 800,000 people were killed… Read more »
February 11
Sudan: Sudan's Latest Peace Plan - What's in It and Does It Stand a Chance?
US president Donald Trump's advisor on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, announced in February 2026 that Washington and three Middle East states - Saudi Arabia, Egypt and… Read more »
February 08
East Africa: East Africa's Dismal Football Record Doesn't Match Its Passion - What Needs to Happen
East Africa loves football. From the streets of Nairobi and the markets of Kampala to the beaches of Dar es Salaam, the passion for soccer is an undeniable current running through… Read more »
February 05
Sudan: Countries Need Higher Education to Rebuild After Conflict - Study Finds Foreign Aid Isn't Going Where It's Needed
Higher education institutions are frequent casualties in violent conflicts. In Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan, to mention only a few recent examples, university campuses have been… Read more »
January 29
Kenya: Banning Rafiki Was Unlawful - Why New Court Ruling Is an Important Moment for African Film
The film Rafiki is a charming love story that plays out in urban Kenya. It follows two teenage girls whose close friendship slowly turns into first love. Directed by rising… Read more »
January 30
South Sudan: South Sudan's White Army Explained - What It Is - and What It Isn't
The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace agreement ended a five-year civil war in the… Read more »
January 28
East Africa: Tanzania Is Losing Fertile Land to Soil Erosion
Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion - soil erosion caused by flowing water - is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even… Read more »
January 26
Kenya: Climate Change Is Hurting Kenyan Women Working in Coastal Tourism - They Explain How
I returned home to Kenya's coast after months of winter in Germany, and the heat felt extreme. Temperatures rose past 35°C by midday under the blazing sun of Kilifi, a tourism… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Boda-Boda Drivers - the Digital Economy Hasn't Been the Route to Formal Work and Better Protection - Research
Digital labour platforms - like fast food delivery and cab hailing services - are having a dramatic impact on people's labour rights and working conditions around the world. Read more »
January 24
Tanzania: Edwin Mtei, Tanzania's First Central Bank Governor, Left Lessons On Leadership
Edwin Mtei, who passed away on 20 January 2026, was the first governor of Tanzania's Central Bank after independence from Britain. Read more »
