October 30, 2023
Kenya: King Charles in Kenya - Despite Past Tensions, the Visit Is a Sign of a Strong Relationship With Britain
King Charles' visit to Kenya this week is the British monarch's first to a Commonwealth nation since his coronation in September 2022. The visit comes during the country's 60th… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Kenya: Power Sector Is a Shining Example, the Big Hurdles Are Household and Transport Emissions
Kenya's ambition is to reduce carbon emissions by one-third by 2030, relative to the business-as-usual scenario of 143 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. It also seeks to… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Kenya: Tapeworm Is Spreading in Kenya - Demand for Meat Brings Parasite to New Areas
Echinococcus granulosus, a type of tapeworm, is a harmful parasite that affects 1 million people worldwide. Read more »
October 16, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Cost of Living Crisis - Expert Unpacks What's Driving It and What Should Be Done
Kenyans are grappling with the high cost of living. Policy analyst Adan Shibia led a technical team that prepared a recent report on the state of Kenya's economy. We asked him to… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Mauritius: Mauritius Is the Latest Nation to Decriminalise Same-Sex Relations in a Divided Continent
The Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalises consensual same-sex acts between adult men. The decision boosts the trend in the Southern African… Read more »
Kenya: Marathon Under 2 Hours Is Closer Than Ever - Scientist Shows How Kenya's Kiptum Tests Human Limits
War in the Middle East plunged humanity to new lows on Sunday 8 October 2023 that have gripped international attention since. If that were not the case, the world would likely be… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Mauritius: Mauritius Sea Sponge Produces Chemicals That Can Kill Liver Cancer Cells - Findings Are a Positive First Step
For thousands of years, medicines have been developed from natural sources - mostly from plants. In recent decades, though, drug hunters have been looking at the immense diversity… Read more »
Sudan: Peace in Sudan Is Elusive for Any Would-Be Mediators - but a New Window of Opportunity Has Opened for Outside Intervention
More than five months have passed since intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group also known as the RSF. In that time,… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Religious Tension Is Getting Worse - 5 Factors Driving Groups Apart
Religion is highly present in Ethiopia. It's visible in churches and mosques, in clothing, and in public rituals. Read more »
September 27, 2023
Somalia: Somali Piracy, Once an Unsolvable Security Threat, Has Almost Completely Stopped. Here's Why
In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank said cost the world… Read more »
September 24, 2023
Southern Africa: Young People With Sexual, Gender Diversity At Higher Risk of Stopping HIV Treatment Because of Stigma, Harsh Laws
Ending the AIDS pandemic - particularly in eastern and southern Africa - cannot be achieved unless more resources are channelled to meet the needs of key vulnerable populations. Read more »
September 22, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum's Burning Tower - Architects On the Destruction of a City - and What It'll Take to Rebuild
There has been a continued escalation in fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The destruction of the capital Khartoum continues - physically,… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Somalia: Somalia's Voice of Hope - a Tribute to Axmed Naaji, Legendary Singer and Trailblazing Composer
Somalis are natural-born critics, yet for over six decades Axmed Naaji Sacad (Ahmed Naji Sa'ad) was almost unanimously revered. A household name in urban Somalia, the popular… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Sudan: Genocide Fears in Darfur Are Attracting Little Attention - Have Nations Abandoned Their Responsibility to Protect Civilians?
Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's New Urban School Meal Plan Is Ambitious - It Could Offer Lessons for Scaling Up
More than 250,000 children in public primary schools in Nairobi will receive regular subsidised school meals provided by the county government. The Dishi Na County programme is… Read more »
Uganda: Wild Animals Leave DNA On Plants, Making Them Easier to Track
The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in the wildlife protected areas. In fact, it is estimated… Read more »
September 17, 2023
Uganda: Aging Uganda President Rides On the Memory of His Past Heroics
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni - Africa's fourth-longest-serving head of state in 2023 - has cemented his place in history. He brought an end to two tyrannies: in 1979 his… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Kenya: Kenya - Ongata Rongai Boom Town Destroyed Two Vital Rivers - New Study Flags a Major Health Risk
Over the past 10 years, Ongata Rongai, a satellite town on the edge of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has experienced uncontrolled development and exponential population growth. Because… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Kenya: Kenyans Don't Trust the Courts - the Main Factors Behind This Trend
The international reputation of the Kenyan judiciary is running high following a raft of judicial reforms brought on by the 2010 constitution. The reforms, displays of judicial… Read more »
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Faces Growing Climate Change Risks Like Heat, Drought and Floods, Study Warns
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city, will likely face increased heatwaves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Tanzania: President Hassan Is the Face of Tanzania's Reform Agenda. But She Needs to Carry the Country With Her
After two years in power, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has consolidated her political base, opened up the media space and increased the number of women in public appointments. Read more »
September 10, 2023
Somalia: AU Peacekeepers Are Leaving Somalia - What Needs to Happen to Keep the Peace
The phased withdrawal of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) began earlier this year and is scheduled to end in December 2024. Read more »
September 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Amhara People Are Being Portrayed As the Enemy - the Dangerous History of Ethnic Politics
The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage the Fano, a local armed militia. Some suggested that… Read more »
August 29, 2023
East Africa: Landlocked Ethiopia Wants Better Sea Access - a Port Deal With Neighbours Could Benefit the Region
Ethiopia's access to the coast has occupied the minds of the country's rulers since time immemorial. This is because being landlocked undermines Ethiopia's ability to grow its… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Future Is Being Shaped By Guns and Money - Like Its Past
Like most contemporary wars, Sudan's war cannot be reduced to a contest between two sides. It is many other things, among them a gun class of constantly shifting coalitions of… Read more »