Kenya News & Analysis

Iran's geopolitical focus continues to expand beyond its immediate region. Case in point in recent years is Tehran’s diplomatic offensive in Africa.

South Sudan is the latest African country to deal with swarms of crop-devouring locusts. But unfortunately it is among the least prepared to deal with the crisis.

A food crisis of biblical proportions is brewing in East Africa.

A spike in bilateral and commercial lending have some worried that Kenya may go the route of Sri Lanka and cede a geopolitical asset to China over unpayable debts.

Belt and Road’s Kenya railway starts off in the red, Trump and Putin leave a lasting impression in Helsinki, and Japan and the EU buck the protectionist trend with a free trade deal.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Indo-Japan Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) are playing to their strengths as the competition for Africa heats up.

Droughts disrupted food production and spurred migration and conflict worldwide in 2017. Will 2018 be any different?

Opposition politician Raila Odinga gambled by calling for a boycott of the second presidential vote. Will the move pay off with a high office, or is Kenya about to descend back into political instability and violence?

Abe cruises to a new supermajority in Japan, Raqqa falls to the Syrian Democratic Forces, and Kenyans head back to the polls for a tense presidential rerun.

A Ukrainian connection in North Korea’s missile program, a strong second-quarter showing from Japan’s economy, and some early signs that history won’t be repeating itself in Kenya.

Accusations of hacking and fraud are casting a shadow over the final stretch of a tense presidential campaign in Kenya.

A famine is threatening a delicate sense of hope in one of Africa’s most dysfunctional states.