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The Independent Electoral Commission cannot afford to put a foot wrong in the country’s most important election since democracy in 1994, on 29 May.
The former Administrative Appeals Tribunal was stacked with political appointments. The government must ensure the same does not happen with its replacement.
Thousands of Kenyans were held in detention camps, and the British imperialist government tried to cover up brutal violations that occurred there.
The visit will acknowledge the more painful aspects of the UK and Kenya’s colonial history.
Kenya’s inability to move past ethnic ideology has made it difficult to develop alternative bases for political organisation.
Jomo Kenyatta and his successor Daniel arap Moi set the tone for ethnic and authoritarian politics which Kenya has wrestled to free itself from in recent decades.
Calls to secede have been heard from time to time in Kenya – most often around elections.
Peter Enahoro, Nigerian journalist, columnist and author, died on 24 April 2023.
Officially, sovereignty has been put to bed with three straight independence referendum defeats. But France is continuing to devolve powers to its territory in an ambitious power-sharing experiment.
Ties between the two nations date back to Tanzania’s solidarity with the anti-apartheid struggle.
Alternatives to violent policing already exist in the daily practices of Nairobi residents who don’t depend on the police for safety.
Valentine’s Day can be isolating for people who aren’t in romantic relationships. But research shows there are benefits to remaining single.
Any new wealth will create new social, economic and political tensions.
The mega dam in Jinja was meant to give Uganda energy independence, but this was constrained by Britain’s agricultural interests in Egypt.
When it comes to dealing with Uber’s difficult working conditions, Uber drivers are on their own.
After 1922, the people that had supported independence often weren’t the ones who benefited from it.
By raising the Mauritian flag on the Chagos Islands, the east African nation has reasserted – if only symbolically – its claim to sovereignty.
Pro-independence parties had sought a delay for the third and final referendum due to the impact of the pandemic on the Indigenous Kanak population. It was denied.
If a negotiated agreement is ever found, it is most likely to fall within the realm of free association rather than outright independence or integration in Morocco.
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Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Professor, Weber State University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology, The Open University
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