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Politics in a time of war

General Abdel Fattah al Burhan is struggling to build diplomatic support and cast himself as a statesman

General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, mocked by his adversaries as the 'basement commander' – a reference to his decision to stay in the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) General Command Co...

Back to the military drawing board

The African Union is delaying its troop withdrawal and government tactics are questioned after its anti-Al Shabaab offensive suffered a heavy reverse

Nine months ago, when President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced a pause in its hitherto successful anti-Al Shabaab offensive, prospects were good. Unusual clan alliances and pressu...

Ruto's reshuffle rewards the technocrats

Musalia Mudavadi is the main winner as technocrats gain ground and some political jobbers are moved sideways

Loyalty over talent was a common criticism when President William Ruto unveiled his ministerial team last September. Co-opting former rivals and rewarding those who backed his pres...

Unending war deepens chaos

The conflict becomes more vicious and anarchic by the day as rival leaders lose control of their subordinates and new militias proliferate

The civil war in Sudan is slipping out of the grip of its main protagonists as proposed political solutions evaporate and each military confrontation is increasingly determined by ...

Concerns mount over carbon credit deals

President Samia's government is piling into 'green bonds' and stepping up fossil fuel projects at the same time

As questions multiply about 'greenwashing' and financial compliance Tanzania is gearing up to enter the booming carbon credit market, signing memoranda of understanding with invest...

Cross-party talks open, carrots provided

A new cross-party committee will strengthen ambitious politicians and steer clear of the cost-of-living crisis

The prospect of a political deal between President William Ruto and opposition Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga is unsettling some of their followers and allies who fear they co...

Muse Bihi's political headaches worsen

After failing to conquer Dhulbahante rebels in Las Anod, which led to conflict within the Isaq clan, the President needs to repair the splits

President Muse Bihi Abdi is adding political problems to the military reverses he has suffered in his ill-judged confrontation with the Dhulbahante clan over Las Anod. That’s...

Kagame shakes up the army – just in case

The president's latest army reshuffle is part of a long-term plan to safeguard his regime and his family's role in it

The army reshuffle in Rwanda, announced on 31 August, was not a panicked response to the military coup in Gabon on the previous day as some have suggested. President Paul Kagame fr...

Museveni's divide-and-rule master-class

Having used violence to cow the opposition the President is working hard to bribe and co-opt oppositionists into irrelevance

Hard questions are being asked about the future of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the second biggest opposition party after Bobi Wine's National Unity Platform (NUP), after...

Nairobi vies for green capital status

William Ruto advances his own, and Kenya's interests, but fails to pull in much climate finance from industrial economies

Having spent much of the first year of his presidency staking out the ground as one of Africa's leading voices on climate change and energy policy, Kenya's William Ruto was the nat...

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