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Found 24 articles.

Vol 49 No 1
11th January 2008

Election shockwaves spread

The farce and fiasco that marred Kenya’s election will prove costly and damaging to the whole region

Vol 48 No 15
20th July 2007

Unity on a smaller scale

The newly enlarged East African Community contains just under Nigeria's population, with only half of its GDP.

Vol 48 No 1
12th January 2007

The new frontlines

The regional powers are being drawn into the maelstrom in Somalia as United States' forces go hunting for Al Qaida

Vol 47 No 21
20th October 2006

Kenya and South Africa are in heated dispute over the control and cost of a crucial African development project - a fibre-optic cable to surround the continent and link it to the world by 2008. One of its main components, the East African Submarine Syste...

Vol 47 No 17
25th August 2006

A political resurrection

A slew of by-election victories and a vigourous political roadshow have boosted President Kibaki's chances of success next year

Vol 47 No 13
23rd June 2006

Drying up growth

Drought is slowing down the region's economies, forcing some harsh policy changes

Vol 47 No 1
6th January 2006

Voters' voices

The electorates have spoken but the incumbent regimes don't want to listen

Vol 46 No 1
7th January 2005

Diplomatic hubbub

Kenya will star again as the regional diplomatic centre this year, mediating in two sets of peace talks - Sudan and Somalia - as well as hosting hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from those and other wars in East and Central Africa. Sadly, both peac...

Vol 45 No 1
9th January 2004

Peace from above

Western pressure is on, led by the United States, for Sudan's National Islamic Front and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement to sign a framework peace agreement this month. The US government's preferred date is 18 January for signing at the peace ...

Vol 44 No 1
10th January 2003

Mwai and Moi make history

Good political news from Kenya sends a message to opposition parties and sit-tight leaders across the continent

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