Tag Archives: Kenya
By Abukar Arman If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone—somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed—you are not alone. Due to the array of competing internal and external interest groups … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, Ethiopia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia
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There is Somali adage that says, “Old man knows what causes his death.” When President Hassan Sh. Mohamud of Somalia started his speech at the second London Conference on Somalia (LCS II) on Maya 7, 2013, with the metaphor of … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Jubbaland, Kenya, Kismayo, Somali, Somalia, somalian, Uhuru Kenyatta
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(ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, said that recent reports alleging oil discovery in the horn of Africa’s nation are misleading. Addressing a parliament session on Tuesday Hailemariam told lawmakers that the drilling work is in its early … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hydrocarbon exploration, Indepth Africa Magazine, Kenya, London, Tullow Oil
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By Peter Kahare The Endoris, a minority community of about 60, 000 people lives a precarious life in the North Rift Valley Kenya. In 1974 the government forcefully evicted the community from its ancestral land to pave way for a … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Op-ed, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Development Research Centre, Kenya, Lake Bogoria, Mau Forest, sub-Saharan Africa, World Bank
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By Dr Alex Awiti, opinion Three months ago in this column, I warned that the completion of Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam on the Omo River could transform Lake Turkana, the world’s only desert lake, into Africa’s Aral Sea. Impassioned by … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, Gibe III, Gilgel Gibe III Dam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Lake Turkana, Omo River
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(IRIN) – Moves to bring three regions in the deep south of Somalia together into the state of Jubaland have turned into a tussle with the central government, with regional powerhouses Kenya and Ethiopia playing important roles. After more than … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali, Special Reports
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Somalia
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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. Retired Captain Budu Koomson’s anxiety over the fact that a remarkable number of Ghanaian citizens have been talking about the imminent possibility of a military putsch, or the overthrow of the Mahama government of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Budu Koomson, Coup d'état, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, National Democratic Congress, United Nations Secretary General
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UNITED STATES President Barack Obama “will travel” to Africa, US Secretary of State John Kerry declared Wednesday in remarks to a US congressional committee. He offered no details regarding the timing and itinerary of the trip. As concern grows in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Barack Obama, China, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jendayi Frazer, John Kerry, Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States
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By Jamal Ali In an etiological analogy, Somalia’s current state-building detractors resemble like the mythical Medusa’s head. It appears that Perseus had cut them all off exhaustingly, except his blade slashed the last head before it hid in a ruble. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Columnist, East Africa, Jamal Ali, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Ankara, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland, Turkey
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Yehune Belay Anti-dam activist groups, especially the three sister NGOs – Survival International, International rivers, and Friends of Lake Turkana – had left no stone unturned in their sinister but futile to stop the construction of the Gillegel Gibe III … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Ethiopia, Gibe III, Gilgel Gibe III Dam, Kenya, Lake Turkana, Omo River, Survival International, United Nations Environment Programme
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Three new reports predict disaster in Lower Omo Valley Three new reports predict ‘catastrophe’ for half a million tribal people such as the Mursi of Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley. © Survival Three independent reports have warned that the controversial Gibe III … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Special Reports
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Gilgel Gibe III Dam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Lake Turkana, Omo River, Stephen Corry, Survival International
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Ethiopian runner Lelisa Desisa won the men’s division at this year’s Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing the 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds. It’s the first win at Boston for the 23-year-old. Hitting the tape at … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Boston Marathon, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Jason Hartmann, Kenya, Lelisa Desisa, Rita Jeptoo, Shalane Flanagan, Tatyana McFadden
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Ethiopia’s Tilahun Regassa won the Rotterdam marathon on Sunday in a time of 2hr 05min and 37sec for the 23-year-old’s first marathon victory. Regassa’s time was more than a minute below the record in the Dutch port city of 2:04:27, … read more »
By Edusei, Eric Kwabena The 2012 General Election Trial In Ghana Should Be Televised (Public) It is only a dreamer in Ghana today who can speculate that our nation is a peaceful country. How can we talk about peace or … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged General election, Ghana, Ghana's Supreme Court, Ghanaians, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, United States
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Government of Ethiopia Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, received Somalia’s Prime Minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon, in Addis Ababa over the weekend. Discussions focused on bilateral relations between the two governments as well as cooperation between the two countries in the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Review, Hailemariam Desalegn, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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NAIROBI — Uhuru Kenyatta vowed to promote peace, unity and economic development at his inauguration Tuesday as Kenya’s fourth president. Kenyatta and his deputy are taking power while facing charges at the International Criminal Court, which could complicate the country’s … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Pan African News
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Yoweri Museveni
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Addis Ababa (RBC) Somalia prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saacid on his first visit tour to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa has met with his Ethiopian counterpart, Hailamariam Daselegn in a bid to discuss bilateral relations between the two governments, … read more »
By John Githongo opinion The general election has been concluded and a winner declared. Congratulations are in order to all the winners and all contestants. The process was far from perfect. A friend marvelled grimly last week: “You mean in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Civil Society, Corruption Perceptions Index, IndepthAfrica, John Githongo, Kenya, Nation Media Group, Non-governmental organization, Transparency International, United States
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By Abukar Arman With its meager financial and human resources, the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) has been doing better than a satisfactory job. However, in recent months, it has been profoundly frustrated by various challenges. Chief among them is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Federal government of the United States, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Jubbaland, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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Raila Odinga, Obama’s cousin, lost two presidential elections. And like his cousin, he was a sore loser. The 2007 loss led to claims of voter fraud and mass rioting. The riots carried with them overtones of ethnic cleansing. A man … read more »
Posted in Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, jesus, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kisumu, Odinga, Pontius Pilate, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By David Bosco, Almost 15 years ago, delegates from more than 100 countries gathered in a crowded conference room in Rome, cheering, chanting and even shedding a few tears. After weeks of tense negotiations, they had drafted a charter for … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union, Central African Republic, Fatou Bensouda, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Omar al-Bashir, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Uhuru Kenyatta comes to power on a wave of cautious optimism. But he must tackle a host of national shortcomings if he is to make a success of his new job IN A terse ruling on March 30th the judges … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States, William Ruto
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“Kenya is not only an important ally but a tremendous laboratory for Somaliland” “Somaliland does not have conflict with any country thus welcome positive diplomatic and economic relations from all” Kenya Dr Mahmud Abulahi Jama ‘Sifir By: Yusuf M Hasan … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Hargeisa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Nairobi, Somalia, Somaliland, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By Justin Willis, analysis In discussing the elections at the Kenyan coast, I want to make two, perhaps contradictory, points. The first is that the coast has its own particular dynamics, which must be appreciated to understand the nature of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Election, Irwin Cox, JUBILEE, Kenya, Mombasa, MRC, Raila, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By PLOS Guest Blogger Andrew Seal and Rob Bailey discuss the limitations of data-driven humanitarian efforts, and the lessons learned from the 2011 Somalia famine. In May 2012, the UN Secretary General published a report on ‘Strengthening of the coordination … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Office of Foreign Assets Control, PATRIOT Act, Shabaab, Somalia, United Nations
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By Tuesday Reitano* Introduction 2013 might just be Somalia’s year. A confluence of events – the successful end of the political transition, the formation of a promising new government headed by a new guard of civil society leaders, and the rollback … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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By Justin Willis In discussing the elections at the Kenyan coast, I want to make two, perhaps contradictory, points. The first is that the coast has its own particular dynamics, which must be appreciated to understand the nature of elections … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Election, IndepthAfrica, Irwin Cox, JUBILEE, Kenya, Mombasa, Mombasa Republican Council, MRC, Raila
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By Giordano Cossu GOGTI, Ethiopia—The dry season is at its peak in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and due to scarcer rains, a new food and water emergency looms. With the 2011 famine in memory, the Ethiopian government, the people, … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Internally displaced person, Kenya, Non-governmental organization, Politics of Ethiopia, Somali Region, Somalia
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That is a matter of opinion; not a statement of fact. I respect Kenya’s Supreme Court Justices but I beg to disagree with the Justices. They rendered a bad decision on Saturday. Here are 6 reasons why. First, given the highly … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Florida, Kenya, Politics, Raila Odinga, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States
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By Stephen A. Lamony The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) obliges states parties to cooperate with the Court in regards to its investigations and prosecutions. It is perhaps not too surprising then that Sudan, which never ratified … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Francis Muthaura, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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