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Africa must rise, for good
Our simple argument is that the Second Scramble for Africa shouldn’t happen on our watch when we have so much at our disposal to avert this age-old plunder. It is a shameful…
Raila Odinga: The relentless pan-Africanist who dominated Kenya’s politics
He stood as Africa’s foremost opposition leader and a tireless champion of democracy, a moral compass whose defiance outlasted regimes, reshaped constitutions and inspired…
Kenya: How the ‘Chameleon’ Jomo Kenyatta did it
On the 43rd anniversary of Jomo Kenyatta’s death, Kwame Otiende looks at how the wily politician managed to become a darling of the West and deal ruthlessly with opponents at home
The rise and fall of Mike Sonko — Nairobi’s Matatu King
Mike Sonko first rose to fame (and infamy) as a taxi overlord. He used his power to become the governor of Nairobi, before being outfoxed by the political elite
What your president’s style says about their politics
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda was the last of Africa’s ‘philosopher kings’
The liberation legend died on Thursday at a military hospital in Lusaka, aged 97
The judge who defied Malawi’s government to stop the lockdown
Standing up to abuses of power runs in Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda’s blood
‘People’s president’ gambit reignites power struggle as old as Kenya
Raila Odinga’s swearing-in has rattled Kenya’s government thanks in part to the large crowds that turned up
Peaceful polls promised in Kenya’s first televised presidential debate
Kenya’s televised presidential debate saw hopefuls play down fears of a repeat of the post-election tribal violence that erupted in 2007.
Africa needs write-minded leaders
Have African leaders ever sat down to write down their visions (not just their parties’) for the countries they govern, asks Percy Zvomuya.
Kenyans will go to the polls in March, 2013
Kenya’s electoral commission has announced on Saturday that the country’s next presidential elections will be on March 4 2013.
ICC charges rock Kenya’s political elite
Two presidential hopefuls will be out of the race, stirring up the old ethnic divisions that plague the country.
Kenya ICC suspects proclaim innocence
Prominent Kenyans named by the ICC as masterminds of the 2007-2008 post-election violence proclaimed their innocence on Wednesday.
Historic Kenyan coalition Cabinet sworn in
Kenya swore in a power-sharing government on Thursday to soothe fury over a disputed election that plunged the East African country into a bloody crisis. ”Our people are now in…
Kenya’s Wangari Maathai sees war on the horizon
Kenya’s political rivals are haggling over a settlement to the crisis sparked by disputed elections, but if the squabbling doesn’t bear fruit, the ordinarily stable East African…