Vol 60 No 5 | BURUNDISOMALIA The cost of war 8th March 2019 After a furious but well-hidden row, Burundi is set to withdraw 1,000 soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) force immediately; 4,532 Burundian troops will remain.
Vol 60 No 5 | RWANDAUGANDA Border tension grows 8th March 2019 Relations between Rwanda and Uganda have been steadily declining and reached a new low after Kigali briefly closed the busiest border crossing at Gatuna and reportedly deployed defensively...
Vol 60 No 4 | SOMALIA Shabaab fight in high gear 22nd February 2019 The Nairobi attack has sparked an intense new round of action by all the combatants in Somalia The Al Shabaab conflict has reached a new level of intensity and bloodshed following the attack in Nairobi on 15 January in which 25 people, including four attackers,...
Vol 60 No 4 | SOUTH SUDAN Bumps on the road to peace 22nd February 2019 The government army loyal to President Salva Kiir Mayardit (now known as the South Sudan People's Defence Force – SSPDF) has made common cause with Riek Machar's SPLA-In...
Vol 60 No 4 | SUDAN Pushing Beshir towards the exit 20th February 2019 As protesters keep up the pressure, diplomats are mulling an immunity from prosecution deal for Omer el Beshir to persuade him to quit After over two months of demonstrations across the country and over 50 civilians killed by security forces, the resilience of the opposition is persuading some foreign governments to...
Vol 60 No 3 | KENYA The President's anger 8th February 2019 Kenyatta’s frustration with the slowness of change is visible as he looks to his legacy and Ruto ponders the next election For a leader who has tamed the political ambitions of the main opposition party and brought it to support his government's national unity and development agenda, President Uhuru...
Vol 60 No 3 | ETHIOPIA Mountains to climb 8th February 2019 The success of the Prime Minister’s reforms depends on how he manages intricate regional and ethnic power struggles Abiy Ahmed was one of the star attractions at the Davos circus. Yet after leaving the World Economic Forum with the applause ringing in his ears, more down-to-earth...
Vol 60 No 3 | TANZANIA From bullet to ballot 8th February 2019 Nearly 18 months after suspected government gunmen poured 40 bullets into Tundu Lissu, MP, outside the National Assembly in Dodoma, the most persistent thorn in the side of...
Vol 60 No 2 | KENYA Three's a crowd 25th January 2019 The marriage of convenience between Uhuru and Raila will start to unravel as money grows tight and a rival consort asserts himself Kenya's political landscape in 2019 will be dominated by two-way competition between Deputy President William Ruto of the ruling Jubilee Party and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga of... READ FOR FREE
Vol 60 No 2 | TANZANIA Sliding into autocracy 25th January 2019 President Magufuli is stifling liberties but investment confidence is crashing and resource nationalism is yielding few benefits Since entering office a little over three years ago, President John Pombe Magufuli has focused on domestic affairs. Despite the approach of the 2020 general election, he will...
