East Africa

IFRI: Gouvernance des mobilités; le hub djiboutien entre stratégies d’influence et souveraineté

👤Mekki Center 🕔2.Oct 2026

L’Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales) présente une étude sur le rôle stratégique de Djibouti dans les migrations régionales, entre stratégies d’influence de l’Union européenne, enjeux sécuritaires et souveraineté nationale.  

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Internal Divisions, National Narratives, and Ethiopia’s External Posture: An Analytical Perspective

👤Mekki Center 🕔26.Jun 2026

By Jumaa Hamadallah Over the past decade, Ethiopia has projected an increasingly ambitious external posture, positioning itself as a rising regional power in the Horn of Africa and a key actor in continental affairs. This projection has been expressed through major infrastructure initiatives, assertive diplomatic engagement, and a growing emphasis on strategic autonomy. Yet, beneath […]

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Africa’s Resilient Economic Growth Mid-Crisis

👤Yazeed ABDALLA 🕔19.Aug 2025

Africa’s growth story is turning a positive corner, but how far the benefits will reach all ordinary African citizens is still just on paper. The African Development Bank’s new African Economic Outlook posits the continent’s economy will expand by nearly 4 percent in 2025 and again in 2026. That is a bold step up from […]

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Clean Cooking Call Takes Center Stage in Africa

👤Yazeed ABDALLA 🕔29.Jul 2025

Every day, nearly one billion Africans prepare meals over firewood, charcoal, or kerosene stoves. These methods are not only extremely outdated, what’s more is that they are dangerous. The International Energy Agency has now placed “clean cooking” at the top of its priority list for Africa, because the smoke from traditional stoves causes over 800,000 […]

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Abraham Accords and Sudan — Are We Back Again?

👤Mekki Center 🕔14.Jul 2025

Neville Teller, Author of Trump and the Holy Land, Rejects Claims of Sudan-Iran Alliance Amid Hopes of Renewed Israel-Sudan Talks By Hafeed Abdalla abdallahafeed@gmail.com MCAA-TT In a recent opinion piece published in The Jerusalem Post, Neville Teller, Middle East expert and author of ‘Trump and the Holy Land—The Deal of the Century’, argues that strengthening […]

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Language, Liberation, and the legacy of Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: A “Global Literary Icon”.

👤Idress Hamza 🕔6.Jul 2025

MCAA: idressosman21@gmail.com Kenya, Nairobi (6/07/2025) The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) organized the event in collaboration with the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA), literary scholars, and cultural institutions, held a powerful memorial forum in Nairobi to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the acclaimed Kenyan writer, thinker, and decolonial […]

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Rwanda Cuts Ties with Belgium, Brussels Responds Too Late

👤Yazeed ABDALLA 🕔25.Mar 2025

Rwanda’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Belgium holds a major turning point in their long and troubled relationship. The move came after Rwanda accused Belgium of spreading false information and fueling anti-Rwanda sentiment over the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In response, Rwanda ordered Belgian diplomats to leave within 48 hours. […]

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Kenya and Ethiopia: Competitors or Partners

👤Yazeed ABDALLA 🕔6.Mar 2025

Kenya and Ethiopia share more than just a geographical border. They share ambition, influence, and the unspoken need to outdo each other. On the surface, they are partners, tied together by trade deals and infrastructure projects. Beneath and above that, they are rivals, each determined to secure its place as East Africa’s dominant force. Cooperation […]

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Yasir Zaidan Explains in ‘Foreign Policy’ Why Sudan’s Pro-Democracy Activist Backing SAF?

👤Idress Hamza 🕔4.Feb 2025

By Idress Hamza – Nairobi idressosman21@gmail.com As Sudan’s catastrophic war entered its second year a glimmer of hope emerged as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) made significant advances. Recent weeks have seen the SAF reclaim substantial territory in the states of Sennar and Al Jazira, drawing closer to the capital of Khartoum, where it broke the […]

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Decolonization of Religion and Culture in Africa

👤Yazeed ABDALLA 🕔28.Jan 2025

Prof. PLO Lumumba, a leading Kenyan voice in Pan-African thought, has called for the decolonization of religion and culture across the African continent. In his recent lecture, “Decolonization of Religion, Culture, and Economy,” he emphasized the profound impact of colonial powers in reshaping Africa’s religious and cultural landscapes. He argued that the imposition of foreign […]

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