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Why Niger cutting military ties with US is bad for Sahel security

Nairobi, March 20 -- Niger - a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world - recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States... Read More


Why Kenya has not abolished the death penalty

Nairobi, March 14 -- In recent months, two African states have announced their intentions to abolish the death penalty - Zambia and the Central African Republic (CAR). In all, 22 member countries of ... Read More


Why colonial statues in Africa is such a complex history

Nairobi, March 13 -- In 2020, the murder of George Floyd in the US served as a catalyst for the global Black Lives Matter movement. It sparked widespread protests against police brutality and systemic... Read More


The rise of fake academic papers: Why they're a danger, how to stop them

Nairobi, March 7 -- In the 1800s, British colonists in India set about trying to reduce the cobra population, which was making life and trade very difficult in Delhi. They began to pay a bounty for de... Read More


Cost of living crisis: Experts share three survival tips

Nairobi, March 5 -- The price increases for essential goods such as food, petrol and household utilities are a global concern, but the region most hurt by the surge in food prices is sub-Saharan Afric... Read More


Kenyans resort to humour to counter unpopular state policies

Nairobi, March 5 -- Seemingly disillusioned with the country's leadership, Kenyans have taken to new ways of expressing their anger and frustration with their government. On social media and in every... Read More


Ali Hassan Mwinyi: former Tanzania president who oversaw the transition to market economy

Nairobi, March 4 -- Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzania's second president who has died aged 98, pushed through tough economic and political reforms that transformed the East Africa nation from socialism to a... Read More


DRC-Rwanda tensions: What's needed to prevent a regional war

Nairobi, March 1 -- In the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South African, Burundian and Tanzanian troops have been deployed to fight the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, a militant grou... Read More


Red Sea politics: Why Turkey is helping Somalia defend its waters

Nairobi, Feb. 29 -- Somalia and Turkey recently announced that they would expand the terms of a defence agreement first signed on February 8, 2024 to include the maritime sector. This came as tensions... Read More


Africa needs China for its digital development - but at what price?

Nairobi, Feb. 28 -- Digital technologies have many potential benefits for people in African countries. They can support the delivery of healthcare services, promote access to education and lifelong le... Read More