Vol 58 No 21 | UGANDA The seven ages of Museveni 20th October 2017 The President's campaign to change the law to stay in office, yet again, is stirring revolt and causing him to dig deep to keep his loyalists in line President Yoweri Museveni's deployment of soldiers in parliament on 27 September is but a small part of his multi-pronged effort to extend his presidency. Embarrassingly for him, security...
Vol 58 No 21 | KENYA Crisis? What crisis? 16th October 2017 Our correspondents answer the most critical questions about the country's increasingly heated political contest Is there a political crisis in Kenya? Would the involvement of foreign mediators help solve it?On this issue there is stark disagreement between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition... READ FOR FREE
Vol 58 No 20 | TANZANIA Magufuli on the warpath 6th October 2017 An assassination attempt against an opposition leader raises suspicions about sinister government tactics When 40 bullets were pumped into the car carrying Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) member of parliament Tundu Lissu outside his Dodoma home on 7 September, claims...
Vol 58 No 20 | KENYA No open-and-shut case 6th October 2017 The Court ruling on the election gave politicians and the IEBC no road map on how to get out of the resulting mess When Kenya's Supreme Court voided the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, by four to two, it became the first-ever African court to unseat a sitting president, and only...
Vol 58 No 20 | RWANDA Justice and jurisdictions 6th October 2017 Rwanda has been piling the pressure on Western countries hosting people suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide to extradite them for trial at home. There are 815...
Vol 58 No 19 | RWANDA Picked up or not picking up? 22nd September 2017 The whereabouts and status of Diane Rwigara, the would-be presidential challenger to President Paul Kagame, have been uncertain for about ten days. She was detained in the aftermath...
Vol 58 No 19 | ETHIOPIA Clashes in the east 22nd September 2017 Weeks after ending a nine-month State of Emergency, major outbreaks of deadly violence have taken place at the borders of Oromia and Somali Regional State provinces.
Vol 58 No 19 | KENYA The incumbent never loses 14th September 2017 No sitting president has ever lost an election in Kenya, but no such election has ever been annulled. What happens next will be rooted in the history of the alliances and splits in Kenya’s previous presidential polls Founding President Jomo Kenyatta and his successor Daniel arap Moi ruled in turn from 1964 until 2002 under the umbrella of the Kenya African National Union, the party...
Vol 58 No 18 | KENYA The next trial of strength 8th September 2017 The political class faces a severe test of its democratic credentials following the Supreme Court's judgement on the election Praised across Africa as a triumph of judicial independence, the Supreme Court annulling of President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in last month's presidential election is a double-edged sword. If... READ FOR FREE
Vol 58 No 18 | SOMALIA The split that never was 8th September 2017 Instead of weakening Al Shabaab, the defection of top jihadist Mukhtar Robow could intensify the war How Mukhtar Robow Ali 'Abu Mansur', one of Somali Islamism's most prominent leaders, crossed to the government side is clear enough. He surrendered himself to Hassan Hussein Mohamed,...