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BY EDGAR GITHUA South Sudan is expected to hold its first general election in December 2024. It became an independent state in 2011. The long overdue election is one of the pillars of a peace agreement signed in 2018. It helped end the 2013-2018 civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions. Since then, the country has progressed
BY ALTIN GJETA Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on February 17 2008. It was a day full of joy and hope for a country that suffered atrocities, including ethnic cleansing, genocide and rape, at the hands of Serbian forces during the Kosovo War (1998–1999). The country is now recognised internationally by more than 100 states and has become
Somaliland, the northwestern breakaway region of Somalia seeking international recognition, has been in the news in recent months. This follows the New Year deal with Ethiopia, which triggered a regional and international storm, and the severing of diplomatic relations after Somalia recalled its envoy in Addis Ababa. The pact gives Ethiopia long-sought access to the Red
BY STEPHEN NDEGWA The United States of America is a superpower in turmoil. Things are not doing well any more over there as the country continues unabated towards a crescendo of social, economic and political upheaval. And, it does not take a genius to discern the fact that the superpower of yore is fast losing
