Jan 23, 2025 · Drawing on the Pan-Africanist ideals and the African experience, The Elephant aims to be at the center of the national dialogue, speaking truth power in a quest to re-imagine a state and a society that guarantees a life of inclusivity and dignity for all.

Dec 12, 2024 · Tensions have escalated following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland in January 2024, granting Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in exchange for recognising Somaliland’s independence. The MOU has sparked significant geopolitical friction and intensified regional rivalries. Somalia has actively opposed the agreement, accusing Ethiopia of infringing ...

Oct 17, 2024 · While it might be cathartic to compare Elon Musk’s tech firms to apartheid-era mines, the connection between ex-South Africans and American capitalism is complicated.

Dec 18, 2024 · “At the end of this century, Kenya will have a population of about 35 million people, 78% more than lived in Kenya in 1984. That population will include a workforce of 14 million people, 6.5 million more than in 1984.

Mar 29, 2024 · The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, lasted from 1967 to 1970, and resulted in the deaths of over a million people. The secession of Biafra was a response to perceived marginalization against the Igbo people, and grievances regarding representation and power. Gavin Williams argues that despite almost sixty years since end of the war, its legacy continues to shape Nigerian ...

Nov 11, 2024 · Kenyans are quite fond of saying that we have good policies but we fail at implementing them. I suspect this sentiment, along with “lack of political will”, comes from many years of political analysts attempting to make sense of the failures of our government.

Dec 12, 2024 · Mwangi Githahu has worked at almost all major media houses in Kenya since 1989 and since 2011 has lived and worked in a number of media organisations in South Africa where until very recently he was a senior multimedia journalist at the Cape Argus.

Sep 4, 2021 · In Uganda, evictions of the poor from land by the dominant economic class have been common in the last two decades. They have mainly been classified under the broader rubric of land grabbing.

Nov 20, 2024 · Unique perspectives from subject matter experts. Posted in Opinion. Food Insecurity in the Land of a Thousand Hills: A Growing Challenge Amidst Agricultural Progress

Dec 12, 2024 · Insights in an age of complexity. Debt and Austerity: The IMF’s Legacy of Structural Violence in the Global South