The attack in Nairobi isn't necessarily a proxy war against Western interests, writes scholar...More.
The upcoming US election is an excellent case for putting 'Re-Open Nominations' on the ballot in any modern democracy. ..More
Is the global fight against Ebola impeded by traditional beliefs and mysticism in West Africa? ...More
Many of the architects of African independence never got a chance to see the fruits of their labour ... More
Although there is a pseudo-consensus on what the law 'is',it is in fact simply a consensus among elites ...More
Spreading panic will not help efforts to curb the Ebola outbreak in Africa...More
ID cards remind refugees and locals alike that they will never be Kenyan enough... More
Appeals for birth control use in poorer nations is a question for the women, not the Catholic Church... More
What on the surface looks like sectarian violence in CAR is a much more complex and far reaching conflict...More
Throughout history, and today, sport has brought bitter national rivals together while providing hope in tough times...More
International media continues to underestimate the extent to which technology has been adopted
by the Kenyan society...More
Throughout history, and today, sport has brought bitter national rivals together while providing hope in tough times...More
Nancy's got a gun: Justice and impunity in Kenya

The handling of a judge accused of pointing a gun at a security guard will reflect on the state judicial reforms...More
All 28 people indicted by the International Criminal Court so far are from Africa...More
The challenge for journalists covering Africa is telling African stories in their full human dimension. by Solomon Dersso ...More
Working women should not feel ashamed if they are unable to be the do-it-all mothers idealised by some feminists...More
The mutilated body of Chris Msando, acting director for Information and Communications Technology at the commission overseeing the highly anticipated August election, was found in a forest near the capital less than ten days ahead of the vote ... More
The fictional country of Wakanda is, at least according to the comic book history, located somewhere in real life Turkana, the largest and also poorest of Kenya's 47 counties.
If you were only watching the official news coverage of the inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto for their second term, you would be forgiven for thinking that the political crisis that has seized Kenya since August 11 was over...
There are more trees in Mogadishu than you might expect, at least in August. From above, the city is knots of green punctured by blue, red and beige roofs rolling into a strip of bright white sand before falling into the sea. MORE