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After the exit of Presidents Mwai Kibaki and Daniel Moi (Kenya), Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki (South Africa) and Muammar Gaddafi (Libya) who influenced the stability and …

Recent relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia have been characterized by rising tensions. Ethiopia’s ambition of gaining access to a naval port as well as Eritrea´s strategic location at the Red Sea are …

In March 2025, Kenya extended formal recognition to Kosovo as an independent state, joining over 100 other states in doing so. Despite meeting all the criteria outlined in the Montevideo …

April 15, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: two years since Sudan plunged into a devastating civil-war. What began as a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the …

Mass disinformation and mal-information are threats to national security. Both ‘dis’ and ‘mal’ information are especially severe in open and liberal democracies such as Kenya. Misinformation is the unintentional circulation …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long suffered from instability that has largely been driven by armed groups. The recent capture of Goma and Bukavu, the capitals of North …

South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is teetering on the edge of a familiar abyss. Since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, it’s been a country defined by hope and heartbreak in …

The African Union’s (AU) designation of “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations” as its 2025 theme marks a pivotal moment in the global struggle for redress …

Russia’s strategic expansion in Africa advanced with Sudan’s approval of its first naval base. On February 12, 2025, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif confirmed Russia’s agreement to establish …

The Abyei region, of significant strategic importance, has been a contested area between Sudan and South Sudan for over a century, with unresolved territorial disputes dating back to colonial times. Characterized by …

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