In April of 2023, two factions of the Sudanese armed forces, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), began attacking each other in the capital city of Khartoum ...

When Flora Wambeti and her husband James Mungai received news that unknown individuals had sent a breakdown truck to remove a container they had placed on their piece of land in Thika town, they ...

Since independence, successive Kenyan governments have—even in the worst of times—relied on a few honourable men and women to sustain the civic public. More importantly, these men and women of honour ...

During the South Sudan independence celebrations on 9 July 2011 at Freedom Square, next to the John Garang Mausoleum, the unity of purpose and hope for the future was electrifying. One could hardly ...

Argentina’s President Javier Milei has declared war—not just on the political “caste,” but on the very institutions that safeguard public welfare. In just over a year, he has slashed pensions, gutted ...

Africa’s health systems are deeply influenced by the structures of the global political economy. From international financial institutions (IFIs) to private health initiatives, the governance of ...

Arecent New Yorker cover, “A Mother’s Work: A Glimpse into the Lives of New York’s Caretakers,” sparked heated discussion on social media for its striking portrayal of migrant women’s realities. The ...

There is an oft-circulated photograph of a January 1968 copy of the Daily Nation with the banner headline: GOVT. PLEDGE TO CRUSH CORRUPTION. Above the headline, there is a strap that carries the ...

On a December day in 2013, I witnessed a large group of people carrying firearms, which was a first for me. The group, known as Ng’iraia, had travelled from Southern Turkana to raid Nadome, an area in ...

Retrogressive times and events have taken Kenya back to an all-too-familiar phase, sending shivers up the spines of citizens, funny guys, dissidents, and rights defenders. Social media enthusiasts ...

Kenya’s third liberation is laden with all kinds of tentative solidarities between the Gen Zs and their elders, with lessons drawn from the past finding new meaning and expression in the current fight ...

In 2016, AMU Power Company was granted plans to build East Africa’s first ever coal power plant as part of the mega-infrastructure project known as The Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport ...