What can Kenya expect from Kenyatta’s second term? 29 Nov 2017 People gesture during a commemoration of the lives of opposition supporters killed during confrontations with the security forces over the election period in Nairobi [Baz Ratner/Reuters] MORE ON KENYA Kenyatta sworn in, vows to unite Kenya after divisive pollyesterday What can Kenya expect from Kenyatta’s second term?yesterday Kenyatta sworn in… Read more »
the majority of problems in sub-Saharan Africa for the most part pertain to a few different causes. The biggest problem is the border disputes and set boundaries. This problem arose because of European colonization. Before 1936, only two countries ( Ethiopia and Liberia ) where independent in Africa, the rest was controlled be European empires. In 1937, Ethiopia was also… Read more »
How has Tanzania been faring under the stewardship of one John Pombe Magufuli these past 24 months? The short answer is that we are still being our usual dependably peaceful quiet selves, stubbornly refusing to feed into the “Africa is a Headcase” narrative at some cost to ourselves. If you take a look around the neighbourhood, you can imagine how… Read more »
Rights groups and opposition politicians have issued concern as DRC President Joseph Kabila looks set to remain leader for another 14 months, having held power for the past 16 years. After delaying a presidential vote because of violence, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Sunday set a date for the election – December 23, 2018. Elections were meant to… Read more »
Beira, Mozambique – Albano Joze, stares blankly at a group of fishermen casting their nets in shallow waters on the coast of the Indian Ocean, near Beira, Mozambique’s second largest city. He kicks a lump of soil and shakes his head in frustration. “I have been living here for more than 10 years, but I have never seen this sea… Read more »