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Kenya: Raila Odinga - A Fighter for Democracy, With Lessons for Other Leaders
allAfrica, 10 November 2025
Raila Odinga was a giant in Kenya's politics. Read more »
The unexpected passing of Raila Odinga on October 15 has focused a positive spotlight on the pivotal role he played in Kenya's ongoing democratic growth and political development. ''A long time pro-democracy advocate, Raila led the successful struggle to end years of one party rule in Kenya and to elevate the country's democratic foundations, writes veteran diplomat Johnnie Carson and former U.S. ambassador to Kenya, in a guest column co-authored with Etienne Mashuli.
''As democratic backsliding accelerates across Africa, Odinga's commitment to democracy should serve as a reminder of the challenges to maintaining Kenya's democratic trajectory as well as throw a spotlight on the democratic backsliding underway in neighboring Tanzania and Uganda.''
Kenya: Raila Odinga - A Fighter for Democracy, With Lessons for Other Leaders
allAfrica, 10 November 2025
Raila Odinga was a giant in Kenya's politics. Read more »
Raila Odinga addressing Orange Democratic Movement rally at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi in 2013..
Raila Odinga, former Kenyan prime minister and long-time opposition leader, has been laid to rest at his family's homestead in Bondo. Odinga died in an Indian hospital at the age of 80.
The burial concluded days of memorials that led to chaos, with at least five mourners dying at other events and dozens injured at a
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There are concerns that continued political instability in Tanzania could have repercussions beyond the East African nation, as landlocked countries in southern Africa, like Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, rely heavily on Tanzanian ports for essential commodities, including fuel and agricultural inputs.
The closure of Dar es Salaam's port in Tanzania amid election unrest, for instance,
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President Yoweri Museveni has been officially nominated by the ruling National Resistance Movement as the party's candidate in the January 2026 presidential election. Museveni, 81, is seeking to extend his 40-year rule. He addressed a crowd of supporters after the nomination process, promising to improve the country's economy.
His main challenger, former musician Bobi Wine, is expected to get nominated on
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"Donald Trump is bad news for Africa," writes Johnnie Carson, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa whose 37-year career in the Foreign Service was dedicated to African diplomacy. "He was tough on Africa in his first term, and after nine months, his second term is shaping up to be much worse."
"Trump has never taken Africa seriously," says Carson, who served as U.S. ambassdor to Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. He lists a number of actions taken
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