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Meet Kenya’s Ex-Pig Farmer Turned Politician, the Only Person to Turn Up for TV debate
With less than a month before Kenya’s anticipated general election, the stage was prepared for a six-person debate at a…
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The right to ‘eat’
Politics in many parts of Africa is often understood through a metaphor of eating – a point to which Jean-François Bayart drew…
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Why a Ugandan farmer gave land to a refugee
In less than a year, a camp in northern Uganda has taken in more refugees than any other in the…
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Ethiopia vs Kenya – The Chinese standard gauge rails compared
East Africa plays host to two of the continent’s most modernized rail transport system. Regional economic giants, Kenya and Ethiopia…
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The Making of a Climate Outlaw
Extreme weather pushed a farmer and a fisherman to take up arms. These are their stories. One man became a…
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Is Civil War in Africa Unique?
Paul Staniland raises important questions in his review of Philip Roessler’s latest book (highly recommended): I just finished reading Philip Roessler’s…
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Africa Rising: A new African narrative emerges
The Real African|| By Dumani Mandela There is more hope now in the development of Africa more than ever before…
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Kenya leading a cashless revolution in Africa
This year marks the 10th anniversary of M-Pesa, which started in Kenya, and has since paved way for the cashless…
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Mau Mau Uprising (1952-1960): Looking back at Kenya’s fight for Independence
Issues like the expulsion of Kikuyu tenants from settler farms, loss of land to white settlers, poverty, and lack of…
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