The Nairobi mediation between the government of South Sudan and the hold-out groups began on a sour note on April 9 with three main organisations distancing themselves from the talks. The suspicion between some holdout groups and President William Ruto and Kenya…

Previous assertions that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity have been vindicated by their own video that shows gory details of human rights abuse. The video shot by the many mercenaries that have joined RSF…

Even after losing two court cases against Jacob Zuma’s uMkonto we Sizwe party, the ruling African National Congress is still determined to block the former president from contesting the May 29 elections. The ANC has now lost two cases—one on March 26…

After Somalia joined the East African Community in November 2023, it was an open secret that it was just a matter of time before either Ethiopia and Djibouti expressed interest.   Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for EAC, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional…

Djibouti is a small country in the eastern coast of Africa that is attracting more Western attention similar to the scramble for Africa a century ago. What can Africa learn from Djibouti that even the most populous country like Nigeria followed by…

China emerges as the leading threat to the United States even overshadowing the nuclear-armed archrival Russia and the unpredictable North Korea. Iran joins China as the emerging threats to US interests and their allies in the Middle East in the face of…

Last year, France faced a lot of threats to its stranglehold on his former colonies in West Africa following the emergence of three leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—who are resisting neo-colonialism.   Now with the election of the 44-year old Bassirou…

While there is a scramble to belong to the East African Community, Somalia the latest entrant has brought a new dimension—business. Somalia is known for the instability brought about by al-Shabaab but little do the rest of the region know that the…