The Kenya-Ethiopia Defence Pact: Has Somalia become a pawn?
It has been 60 years since the Kenya-Ethiopia Defence Pact was signed. Although ostensibly formed by the two countries to protect and come to each …
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Al-Shabaab dampens Kenyatta’s ICC victory
In recasting his ICC indictment as an issue of African pride, and in seeing his case dropped, President Kenyatta has achieved a huge PR victory. …
Migration: Coming to Mayotte
According to President Ikililou Dhoinine of the Union of Comoros, thousands of Comorian nationals have died in the last couple of years while trying to …
ICC = 0 vs Uhuru = 1 … Kenya = ?
The case against Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Criminal Court could have been his downfall. Instead, through clever politics, it could be the making of the …
Kenya: How terrorism is redefining the role of the military
The Kenyan military has always played a minimal role in civilian matters. But the ever-increasing threat of terrorism is now redefining the country’s civilian-military relations. …
Seychelles: A parable of success
President James Michel of the Seychelles is not a gambler. But when it mattered most, he took one of the most daring political gambles in …