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China’s lending to Africa rises for first time in seven years – study
REUTERS Chinese lenders approved loans worth $4.61 billion to Africa last year, marking the first annual increase since 2016, an...
Why al-Shabaab is such a hard nut to crack 18 years later
BY STIG JARLE HANSEN The United Nations security council unanimously voted on 15 August 2024 to extend the mandate of...
HOUGHTON: Why Kenya, Tanzania must step protect their elephants
BY IRUNGU HOUGHTON Monday 12 August is World Elephant Day. Until last November, Kenya and Tanzania have taken a joint...
‘Ruto Must Go’ – what the law says about removing president
BY JOHN MAKUM MBAKU In June 2024, many Kenyans took to the streets to protest what they believed were punitive...
Why Rwanda’s post-genocide security priority over freedom risks stability
BY OMAR SHAHABUDIN McDOOM Rwanda has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. However,...
G20 in Brazil: Reaching out to the Global South
Between February 21-22 I went to Rio in Brazil to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting. The G20 framework is...
Why China’s smaller, older population could create devastating global slowdown
BY JOSE CABALLERO China has announced that in 2023 its population declined from 1.4118 to 1.4097 billion people. Forecasting by the UN suggests China’s population...
Houthi Red Sea attacks raise fears of Somali piracy resurgence
BY SAMUEL OYEWOLE Renewed attacks on ships by suspected Somali pirates since November 2023 have fuelled fear of a new threat of piracy off...
AU, IGAD can’t impose a solution to Sudan conflict
BY JOHN MUKUM MBAKU The African Union recently named a team to work on a peaceful end to Sudan’s civil war. The...
Somaliland’s 33-year pursuit for independence: What would it mean for Ethiopia, Somalia?
Somaliland declared itself an independent state in 1991. It used colonial boundary lines to separate itself from Somalia. More than...
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