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Women-Led Households in Refugee Camps: A comprehensive Analysis of Kakuma and Dadaab Camps

1. Introduction Kenya remains one of Africa’s largest refugee-hosting nations, accommodating over 869,000 refugees and asylum seekers as of late 2025 (UNHCR Kenya, 2025). About …

Hybrid Power Projection by Foreign Powers in Somalia: The Case of External Influence, Structural Entrenchment and Indirect Competition

The Horn of Africa has emerged as a key arena of contemporary geopolitical competition, where external actors increasingly pursue influence through indirect and multidimensional strategies

Continuity or Change? U.S. – Africa Relations in Trump 2.0

Since making a comeback to the White House, President Donald Trump has pursued an “America First” foreign policy that has had far reaching implications on …

Sudan in Russia’s Africa Strategy: The Red Sea, Strategic Interests, and Regional Competition

Sudan has become one of the most strategically significant states in Russia’s contemporary Africa policy. While the proposed naval facility at Port Sudan has attracted …

Democratic Backsliding in the Horn of Africa: Is Security Becoming the New Legitimacy?

Across the Horn of Africa comprising Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Djibouti governance trajectories over the past decade reveal a growing tension between democratic aspirations and …

Fifteen Years On: South Sudan’s Elusive Peace and Fragile Transition

Introduction On 9 July 2026, South Sudan marked fifteen years since it seceded from Sudan to become Africa's youngest state. The anniversary invites celebration, but …

How Money and Political Gangs Threaten Kenya’s 2027 Elections

Kenya approaches every general election carrying the memory of 1992, 1997 and, above all, 2007. Each cycle since the return of multiparty politics has tested …

The Politics of Delay: Somalia’s Electoral Crisis and the Test for Regional Mediation

Somalia’s modern politics has been shaped by a recurring tension between the ambitions of incumbents and the discipline of the electoral calendar

IGAD at 40: A Critical Review of IGAD’s Integration Agenda

Abstract The pursuit of regional integration in Africa emerged shortly after independence, with African states adopting Regional Economic Communities (RECs) as building blocks toward continental …