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The video appearance of the presumably dead Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has sent signals that counter-terrorism agencies should contemplate carefully. The April 2019 video, a sequel to the June 2014 Great …

After the deposal of the Sudanese president, Omar Bashir, on April 11, 2019, a transitional military council declared a two-year rule ahead of transition to civilian rule or ‘democracy’.

After months of protests that started in December 2018 over the rising prices of basic goods such as bread and a declining economy, long-time Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown …

Grand corruption scandals rocked the Jubilee administration’s first term (2013-2017), ranging from the National Youth Service (NYS) KES 759 million in the Ministry of Devolution and National Planning to the …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has in recent months strengthened his grip on the presidency. He has been in power since he won the Ugandan ‘bush’ war at the helm of …

Rwanda and Uganda relations are under extreme duress. Rwanda has decided to close its main border with Uganda, and it has given a directive to its citizens not to cross …

Zimbabwe has been under the rule of the Zimbabwe African National Unity-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) since independence in 1980.

On December 30, 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) held presidential elections. These elections, in which the DRC’s incumbent president Joseph Kabila will finally leave office after his …

Turmoil continues to define one of the world’s richest countries ahead of its December 23, 2018 presidential elections. DR Congo will have a chance to choose a new government that …

Al Shabab intended to make a statement by attacking DusitD2, an upmarket property in Nairobi (Kenya), on January 15, 2019 – the day Kenya was marking the third anniversary of …

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