Mar 29, 2024 · The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, lasted from 1967 to 1970, and resulted in the deaths of over a million people. The secession of Biafra was a response to perceived marginalization against the Igbo people, and grievances regarding representation and power. Gavin Williams argues that despite almost sixty years since end of the war, its legacy continues to shape Nigerian ...

Oct 16, 2024 · I don’t know why anyone is surprised that Kenya was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to have a seat at the 47-member UN Human Rights Council, given the history of the Council and the UN in general.

Dec 12, 2024 · Tensions have escalated following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland in January 2024, granting Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in exchange for recognising Somaliland’s independence. The MOU has sparked significant geopolitical friction and intensified regional rivalries. Somalia has actively opposed the agreement, accusing Ethiopia of infringing ...

Oct 17, 2024 · While it might be cathartic to compare Elon Musk’s tech firms to apartheid-era mines, the connection between ex-South Africans and American capitalism is complicated.

Sep 26, 2024 · Matai Muon is a development scholar, and an incoming doctoral student of International Development at Oxford with research interests straddling refugee governance, policy and the political rhetorics of development, especially in fragile economies.

Jan 23, 2025 · Drawing on the Pan-Africanist ideals and the African experience, The Elephant aims to be at the center of the national dialogue, speaking truth power in a quest to re-imagine a state and a society that guarantees a life of inclusivity and dignity for all.

Nov 11, 2024 · Kenyans are quite fond of saying that we have good policies but we fail at implementing them. I suspect this sentiment, along with “lack of political will”, comes from many years of political analysts attempting to make sense of the failures of our government.

Sep 27, 2019 · CHRISTINE MUNGAI travelled to western Kenya to meet farmers who had only good things to say about One Acre Fund’s activities in their communities, as the organization fills a gap created by the abandonment of smallholder farmers by government authorities. But more questions arise on how exactly the organization is able to circumvent the cartels that have gripped the sector, and on the ...

Apr 26, 2024 · As it stands on the precipice of the December 2024 elections, South Sudan finds itself at a critical crossroads, a juncture where the choices made today will shape the trajectory of the nation for generations to come.

Dec 12, 2024 · Mwangi Githahu has worked at almost all major media houses in Kenya since 1989 and since 2011 has lived and worked in a number of media organisations in South Africa where until very recently he was a senior multimedia journalist at the Cape Argus.