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August 21, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

Why Was Ecuador’s Spy Chief With Americans in Kenya?

The death of Ecuador’s intelligence chief in a helicopter crash in Kenya has raised questions about the circumstances surrounding his final journey, particularly because Michele Sensi-Contugi was travelling with five American citizens

Columns/Geopolitics

Kenya Protests Ebola Quarantine Over Economy and Sovereignty

The main news item in African media this past week has been the controversy surrounding a proposed U.S.-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya. What began as a public health initiative has rapidly evolved into a politically charged national dispute. The

June 10, 2026

UK Files Reveal Systematic Cover-Up of Colonial Crimes

Defence/Diplomacy/News

Britain carried out a covert, systematic effort to destroy or conceal evidence of colonial-era atrocities as its empire moved toward independence in the 1950s,

British Army Scales Back Use of White Phosphorus in Kenya

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The British army has halted the use of white phosphorus munitions in Kenya following growing criticism over the chemical’s environmental and human impact. The

Why Was Ecuador’s Spy Chief With Americans in Kenya?

August 21, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

The death of Ecuador’s intelligence chief in a helicopter crash in Kenya has raised questions about the circumstances surrounding his final journey, particularly because Michele Sensi-Contugi was travelling with five American citizens

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Kenya Protests Ebola Quarantine Over Economy and Sovereignty

June 10, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

The main news item in African media this past week has been the controversy surrounding a proposed U.S.-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya. What began as a public health initiative has rapidly

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UK Files Reveal Systematic Cover-Up of Colonial Crimes

December 29, 2025
Defence/Diplomacy/News

Britain carried out a covert, systematic effort to destroy or conceal evidence of colonial-era atrocities as its empire moved toward independence in the 1950s, according to historical records and court findings that

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British Army Scales Back Use of White Phosphorus in Kenya

November 5, 2025
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The British army has halted the use of white phosphorus munitions in Kenya following growing criticism over the chemical’s environmental and human impact. The decision emerged during a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry into

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Probe Finds British Soldiers in Kenya Still Paying for Sex Despite Ban

August 15, 2025
Diplomacy/Human Rights

British soldiers stationed at a training base in central Kenya continue to engage in “transactional sex,” violating a 2022 ban aimed at curbing sexual exploitation and abuse, an internal investigation has revealed.

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Toppling Ruto: Is Kenya Ready?

July 4, 2025
Columns/Geopolitics

On 25 June, the youth erupted once more onto Kenya’s streets. One year to the day after the struggle to stop Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024 culminated in spectacular scenes of the youth

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Tourism’s Role in Protecting Kenyan Wildlife

March 8, 2025
Geopolitics/Kenya/Social

The Serengeti ecosystem is regarded as one of our planet’s greatest natural treasures, where one can witness“the largest remaining unaltered animal migration in the world,” according to UNESCO. Kenya’s share of the Serengeti plains

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Adani Deal is a Scam: It is Not Benefitting Kenya in Any Way

September 26, 2024
Business/Diplomacy

What the heck is happening in Kenya? Is India losing its game? In the heart of Kenya’s economic landscape lies a deal that has sparked controversy and debate: the partnership with Adani

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Communists in Kenya Stand in Solidarity With Haiti

February 8, 2024
News

“We will fight in the streets of Nairobi for our brothers and sisters in Haiti,” if Kenya’s government proceeds to deploy its police to the Caribbean nation, Booker Ngesa Omole, National Organizing

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Carbon Credits in Kenya: Climate Solution or Just More Hype?

August 10, 2023
Kenya

New Internationalist magazine reported that Kenyan pastoralist groups like the Borana and Samburu have been converting their lands to “conservancies,” a form of protected status, since 2013 with the assistance of the Northern Rangelands

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Over 20 Killed as Kenyans Take to the Streets Against President William Ruto’s ‘Reforms’

July 21, 2023
Kenya/News

Up to 23 people have reportedly died in the crackdown by police against the July 2023 protests in Kenya denouncing the new tax regime introduced by President William Ruto’s government. The protests

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Chinese technology helps Africa pursue quality development

May 16, 2023
China/Diplomacy

Burundi, an East African country known as the “heart of Africa,” boasts favorable conditions for rice production thanks to its tropical climate with abundant rainfall, but Burundians have long been suffering from

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Media Responsibility: Lessons from African Counterparts for Sri Lanka

May 12, 2023
Editorials

Editorial Recently, one of the state-run daily newspapers in Sri Lanka printed and circulated a picture of a deceased man who allegedly committed suicide in his rented room, on its front page.

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