June 26, 2023
Africa: Russia Revolt Impacts Wagner's Operations in Africa
A revolt by the Wagner force in Russia poses a diplomatic quandary for African states where forces from the mercenary group have played an increasingly central role in long-running… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Kenya: Top Court Repudiates Kenyatta, Asserts Independence
Kenya's highest court has delivered a decision that strongly defends the independence of the judiciary and, by extension, the independence of the mechanism by which judges are… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Kenya: Courts Uphold Gay Rights, But Struggle Continues
The decision by Kenya's Supreme Court, that the country's NGO co-ordination board must register an organisation with the words 'gay' and 'lesbian' in the name, has unleashed a… Read more »
October 04, 2022
East Africa: Rwandan Genocide's Radio Station Chief Finally Goes on Trial
One of the last main suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide is on trial at the UN tribunal in The Hague. Félicien Kabuga is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Kenya: Court Allows Comment on Election Challenges
Kenya's Supreme Court has been given a lesson on observing the separation of powers and not 'usurping' the legislative power of Parliament. Strangely enough, this lesson has come… Read more »