CONNECTING THE DOTS
As Geopolitical Interest In The Red Sea Grows, Lessons From Other Maritime Hotspots Will Be Key To Its Stability
Concerns about Red Sea security are high right now due in part to Yemens civil war.
Nigeria And Its Neighbours Are Losing The Plot To Islamic State
By filling gaps in governance and service delivery, the terror group has cultivated a level of support among local civilians that Boko Haram never enjoyed and has turned neglected communities into a source of economic support.
When The Camel’s Back Broke: How Sudan’s Economic Crisis Had A Role In Protests That Toppled al-Bashir
Since 2011, with the independence of the south, Sudan's oil revenues have shrunk by 75%. With the trebling of the price of bread last December, and the rate of inflation hovering around 70%, the camels back was finally broken.
NUMBERS/VISUALS
Robert Mugabe’s Real Legacy Is The Hunger And Poverty Of His People. What Will Zimbabwe Be By 2040?
To achieve its Vision 2030 goal, Zimbabwe needs to triple its gross national income in 11 years
Impact Of Road Traffic Injuries In Sub-Saharan Africa Greater Than Malaria, TB – In Some Countries
As many as 1.4m people are killed every year about one every 23 seconds in road accidents, while another 20m to 50m are injured but survive, often with life-changing disabilities.
New Term, Old Problems For Nigeria’s Buhari: Boko Haram Advances And Violence All Around
Despite Buhari's 2015 claim that Boko Haram was "technically defeated", jihadists continue gaining ground across Lake Chad and West Africa, where the humanitarian fallout is, if anything, worsening.
This Year Over 100 Forest Fires Have Been Reported In Mount Kenya, But A Really Big Is Raging Now: Why It’s Burning And How They Can Be Stopped
The majority of fires on Mount Kenya are caused by peoplewhen they clear land with fire for domestic animal grazing, to gather honey, for cannabis cultivation and charcoal production.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Motorcycle Taxi: Africa’s 21st Century Version Of The Horse
The use of motorcycles for commercial transport has grown very rapidly in recent years, for several economic reasons that have been well articulated. But its social and political impact is a bigger, more layered story.
Who Says Being Landlocked Is Terrible? In Africa It’s Not All Bad News
Streamlining logistics and clearance is an existential issue for landlocked countries, but the coastal countries have the “luxury” of dysfunction.
Africa’s Export Diversity, Or Let’s Say The Lack Of It – Plus Some Surprises
Kenya is punching above its weight in diversification of exports – in the analogy of anthropologists, it is less of a hunter economy and more of a gathering one – all sorts of small items find their way to the export market
Ibrahim Prize for Governance In Africa; Of Shallow Pools And Southward Forces
Since the prize was launched, there have been more years when it has not been awarded, than when it has
African Strongmen Marry Beauty, And The Democrats Choose Ordinary Girls
The beautiful First Ladies probably become some kind of political bling, to make up for an autocrat's democratic deficit. Democratic presidents, on the other hand, don't need to put a shine on their legitimacy. They get it at the polls.
