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A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Eldoret, Uashin Gishu

Briefing: Inside Kenya’s troubled elections

17 August 2017

Kenya is gripped again by electoral turmoil, but is trying to work it out

Feature

“Recovery lending” helps disaster-stricken African farmers get back on track
14 August 2017
When disaster strikes, credit can be impossible for African farmers to get. Is “recovery lending” the solution?
Opinion

Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware
3 August 2017
Governments are increasingly keen to embrace a countering violent extremism strategy, but humanitarians should be wary

The dangerous fiction of Darfur’s peace
2 August 2017 Opinion
The war in Equatoria
12 July 2017 Special Report
Displaced Congolese civilians sent back to a widening war
11 July 2017 Feature

News

The rocky road to Kenya's elections
10 July 2017
Beheadings, sudden death of key minister, opposition leader taken ill: what next ahead of Kenya polls?
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No good choices on Lake Victoria
4 July 2017
Lake Victoria once supported Africa's largest inland fishery. Thanks to poison, illegal nets and climate change, its bounty is dwindling
Feature

In Kenya’s drylands, education is an insurance policy for some
29 June 2017
Making education a bigger part of the toolkit for farming communities adapting to climate change is important but no easy sell
Analysis

Burundi crisis continues to bite
22 June 2017
The Burundian government would have you believe the country is no longer in crisis and calm reigns. If only that were the case
Opinion

More women should wear blue helmets
29 May 2017
Increasing the number of women peacekeepers would reduce misconduct and better ensure the peace
Analysis

Congo’s bad year is about to get worse
24 May 2017
So far 2017 has seen civilian massacres, bloody crackdowns, resurgent armed groups. Congo’s year is only going to get worse

A way of life under threat in Kenya as Lake Turkana shrinks
23 May 2017 Feature
Kenya’s black market in “refugee real estate”
2 May 2017 Feature
South Sudanese refugees struggling to survive in Uganda’s cities
12 April 2017 Feature
How advocacy gave Trump ammunition on conflict-free minerals
6 April 2017 Investigations
Ethiopia extends emergency as old antagonisms fester
3 April 2017 Analysis
Famine in Somalia: Twice in six years?
28 March 2017 Analysis

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