Kenya not ready to back off from al Shabaab, Mwathethe says
Despite Kenya making major strides in the war against terror, al Shabaab still remains the biggest threat to the nation, Chief of Defense Force General...
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Kenya: Team picked to address drought in 12 counties
The national government has formed an inter-ministerial team to deal with the drought situation. Mwangi Kiunjuri, the Devolution Cabinet Secretary said yesterday the team will review the drought situation...
Democracy v development in Magufuli’s Tanzania
When a photograph of a smiling President John Magufuli, sitting in an economy class plane seat, appeared on Twitter this month it was widely praised...
Kenya takes death penalty debate to the people
Nairobi – The second and final leg of the Kenyan national public debate on capital punishment has begun. The debate is to solicit views from...
In Ethiopia’s war against social media, the truth is the main casualty
The annual U.N. General Assembly meeting provides an unparalleled opportunity for world leaders to take to the bully pulpit of the U.N. chamber and trumpet...
Dane arrested in Kenya in terror bust
A woman from Denmark was among three people arrested in Kenya earlier this week suspected of recruiting and radicalising youths on behalf of the militant...
ISS Today: Zuma awakens a dormant relationship with Kenya
South African President Jacob Zuma flew into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Sunday night– and disembarked from his plane. That may not seem,...
UN: South Sudan unrest rises amid Kiir’s death rumours
The UN has warned of increasing violence in South Sudan as the government was forced to publicly dismiss rumours of President Salva Kiir’s death to...
Ethiopia faces its Tiananmen Square moment
It is a startling fact, but for decades Ethiopia has been regarded as one of Africa’s most successful states. Still largely associated in the west...
