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A hopeful new state takes the stage

A new federal entity is forming which could spell the end to Somaliland and Puntland as political fiefdoms within Somalia

A landmark conference to establish a new Federal Member State of Somalia, Khatumo State, concluded on 31 July in Las Anod, the town that Somaliland’s President Muse Bihi...

Gen Z protestors vie with old politics

Former Chief Justice Maraga and veteran politician Musyoka are top contenders to lead the campaign against beleaguered President Ruto

With personal ratings stuck between 10 and 15%, few dispute that President William Ruto is toxically unpopular – especially among young Kenyans. Yet most expect him to be...

President’s oil dream is in foreign hands

Museveni’s beloved pipeline and refinery project rides on uncertain finance from UAE and questions about China’s priorities

Uganda’s planned oil refinery at Hoima hinges its joint venture partner Alpha MBM Investments, a little-known United Arab Emirates company chaired by a minor member of the Dubai...

Former enemies unite to take on Abiy Ahmed

Eritrea and the ruling party in Tigray forge an unlikely alliance against Addis Ababa

Never short of self-belief, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faces the most serious challenge yet to his balancing of regional and national interests – Eritrean and Tigrayan leaders,...

How Turkana’s promises of oil riches became a pipe dream

The oil companies arrived with pledges of roads, schools and clean water. Instead there has been negligible production but lots of environmental damage

More than 15 years have passed since British-based Tullow Oil came to the remote plains of northern Kenya, raising expectations of transformation. Once oil was confirmed, it was...

The deadly stalemate deepens

As both sides escalate drone warfare backed by foreign patrons, civilians are trapped in a cycle of violence, revenge and economic devastation

The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have clawed back large tracts of land in the heart of the country forcing the Rapid Support Forces to refocus on western Sudan...

Would-be mediators mull a new initiative

US officials have sounded out the combatants and their backers over a new peace plan – but nobody is jumping into fresh talks

A flurry of peace initiatives put to the warring factions in Sudan and their main sponsors is yet to move the needle. But it may prompt would-be mediators...

Politicians seek a way out of the impasse

With Al Shabaab holding its own, the viability of next year’s elections diminishing, and donors in dismay, the constitution has moved centre stage

Mogadishu’s politicians are ending a period of bitter dispute and beginning to talk to each other as they all conclude that the conditions are not yet right for...

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