East Africa in 2020
From Sudan’s fragile transition and Ethiopia's internal tensions to a resilient Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia and beyond, 2020 is set to be an important year in the Horn of Africa.Murithi Mutiga, C...
20 Jan 202023min
How Women’s Support Energises Somalia’s Al-Shabaab
The Al-Shabaab insurgency remains a potent force in Somalia. One understudied source of its resilience is the support it enjoys among Somali women, despite the group’s patriarchal ethos, strict gender...
6 Jan 202025min
Kenya and Somalia Quarrel over Offshore Oil
Kenya and Somalia are currently fighting a legal battle over their shared maritime border, an area rich in oil and gas. Somalia’s President Mohammed Abdullahi "Farmajo" is playing hardball. With natio...
9 Des 201930min
Inside South Sudan's Peace Talks
After five years of violent conflict, South Sudan’s main warring leaders, President Salva Kiir and his chief rival Riek Machar, signed a 2018 peace deal. The agreement established a ceasefire and set ...
25 Nov 201921min
Trumpian Minimalism vs East African Realities
President Trump hoped that minimal engagement would bring big wins in the Horn of Africa: more U.S. trade & investment and seeing off his great power competitors. In practice, multiple surprises have ...
11 Nov 201923min
After Sudan's Revolution
Sudan’s strongman Omar al-Bashir was swept from power in April after thirty years of autocratic rule. The country has been left with a flailing economy, political polarisation and a powerful security ...
28 Okt 201928min
On East Africa’s Digital Frontier
Digital technologies are having a dramatic impact in politics. But while their influence in Western political spaces has been heavily scrutinised, little attention has been paid in Africa. Best-sellin...
14 Okt 201926min
Red Sea Rising
Regional instability, a relative power vacuum and competition among rising Middle East states have prompted Gulf countries to seek to project their power into the Red Sea corridor. Alan Boswell is joi...
30 Sep 201932min
