Uhuru Kenyatta, millionaire heir and inscrutable president
Nairobi – Puppet or strategist, dilettante or power-hungry heir? After nearly 10 years in power and a mixed legacy,... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Senegal president’s camp loses absolute majority in parliament
Dakar – Senegalese President Macky Sall’s coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament but finished first by a... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Kenya’s Ruto: the chicken seller turned presidential ‘hustler’
Nairobi – Kenya’s William Ruto, the sharp-suited deputy president now running for the top office, is one of the... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
‘Baba’ Odinga: Kenya’s diehard presidential hopeful
Nairobi – Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran Kenyan political leader and one-time prime minister, has long cast himself as... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Senegal opposition seeks delay in release of poll results
Dakar – Senegal’s opposition formally requested on Wednesday that the results of recent legislative elections be withheld until its... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Toilets, funerals, rap: Kenya’s no-stone-unturned campaign
Nairobi – At funerals, in rap videos or even inside public toilets: Kenya’s election candidates are leaving no stone... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Congo-Brazzaville president’s party wins 111 of 151
Brazzaville – Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s party won 111 seats in the 151-member National Assembly after two rounds... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Change of guard in Kenya: the 5 reasons neighbours watch every step
Nicodemus Minde, United States International University Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta – whose final term in office ends after the... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
HRW says Kenyan police impunity heightens election risks
Nairobi – Kenya’s failure to hold police accountable for allegedly killing dozens after the 2017 elections heightens the risk... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
Cool head in a rough region, Kenya faces test in election
Nairobi – In his final weeks as president, Uhuru Kenyatta has been busier than usual playing peacemaker in East... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
