On February 22, 2024, South Sudan marked four years since the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU). Amidst challenges, these four years of inclusive transitional government represent a notable achievement, which if added to the Pre-Transitional Period beginning in…
Buying sugar is now leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Tanzanians as prices of sweeteners have hit a record high but a twin blow, the prices are set to rise even further shortly, if necessary, steps are not taken to…
Within 24 hours, the Ugandan army and the Ugandan embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo issued two press releases refuting allegations of any support from the Ugandan army (UPDF) for the Congolese M23 rebels currently fighting against the Congolese army. Ugandan officials…
Just when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed thought that he had finally nailed Ethiopia’s landlockedness crisis, things seemed to have gone wrong. The backlash arising from Addis Ababa granting recognition to breakaway Somaliland in return for access to sea must, in most probabilities,…
Passing by Mchumbi Road, the main thoroughfare in South B, Nairobi, the most tricking thing is the half-demolished shops that were once the lifeline of the centre. But opposite the debris across the road is a two-storey building that houses a youth…
Did President Salva Kiir of South Sudan deserve to take over the chairmanship of the East African Community? That is the question that has been taking the rounds given that since its accession in 2016 without meeting all the preconditions. South Sudan…
here has been an increase in the mobile payment systems in Africa which boosting cross-border trade and a major step in actualizing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The volume of payments and the total value of payments processed has grown…
VICTORIA SABULA, Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) talks about the benefits and challenges of guiding and financing women-owned businesses that struggle to access commercial funding in high-risk economies. Why and when was AECF created why did it…
When Kajiado Cricket Association held a one-day sporting event at Schield Centre in Isinya in August, the sight of young boys and girls participating in cricket matches reminded one of the times when Kenya was on the cricket world map between 1996 and 2003. The Kenya cricket golden days are…
In June, Eritrea rejoined the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) after 16 years of political isolation. Eritrea had suspended its membership from IGAD in April 2007 to protest that the regional body was under the firm grip of Ethiopia—with whom Eritrea had…
