The Oldest Story in the Book Here is a fact that should make every young African furious: the Democratic Republic of Congo holds enough cobalt to power the entire global electric vehicle revolution, yet its people remain among the poorest…
Something ugly has been unfolding on the streets of Nairobi, and it did not start by accident. When President William Ruto issued a directive on September 2 restricting foreigners from certain forms of small-scale trade, it did not just set…
A new French ambassador has landed in Nairobi, and the question worth asking is not who he is replacing — but what he is walking into. Wadid Benaabou has been appointed France’s new Ambassador-designate to Kenya, succeeding Arnaud Suquet, who…
The Ultimatum Nobody Is Talking About Washington is about to send a blunt message to dozens of countries: you are either with us or with China on artificial intelligence, and sitting on the fence will cost you. This is not…
Foreign weapons are pouring into Sudan, and the consequences stretch far beyond Khartoum’s burning streets. Reports have emerged of Pakistani-made Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles appearing in Sudan’s capital during a military parade — the first visible sign of a defence arrangement…
Africa is cannibalising its own future. Rising xenophobia, political nationalism and geopolitical fractures are no longer just social problems — they are now documented threats to investment, expansion and economic survival across the continent. That is the hard truth emerging…
Armed conflict doesn’t stay where it starts. And if the Congolese community in Kenya is right, the war devastating eastern DRC has quietly extended its reach into Nairobi’s churches, streets and refugee spaces — right under the Kenyan government’s nose.…
The African Union is in crisis — and not just because of the wars, disease, and terrorism eating at the continent’s edges. The deeper crisis is one of dependency, and a few voices at last week’s AU Executive Council session…
The United States just made a move that every resource-rich nation, including Kenya, needs to pay close attention to. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding…
Picture a room in Toronto, Canada. Legal scholars and political thinkers sit around a table, debating the architecture of global justice. Among them is Makau Mutua — SUNY Distinguished Professor, international law heavyweight, and a man who has spent decades…
