Amidst Kenya's #RejectFinanceBill protests, as the echoes of dissent reverberate through the streets, a generation rises to challenge the pillars of a colonial legacy that still looms large. Dominated ...

Mutunga interrogates the tagging of protesters in Kenya’s mass action as terrorists and unveils acts of terrorism and the perpetrators that should be so characterized.

Yusuf Ahmad is a researcher specializing in Africa and the Middle East. He has lived and worked extensively across the continent and holds two master’s degrees in African history and anthropology.

In the wake of Frantz Fanon’s 100th birthday, Sam Chian offers a close reading of The Wretched of the Earth, arguing that Fanon’s primary intervention lies in his class analysis of colonial societies.

The ability of African leaders to go rogue and begin looking at policies that benefit their people even at the expense of Western interests is growing while Western countries are not able to push back ...

This almost 10-year court case highlights the discrepancy between Kenya’s interests in economic growth and the protection of its environment and citizens’ livelihoods.

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit was held in Kenya in 2023. Why the apparent reluctance of other African governments to host the 2025 summit?

As gentrification takes hold in Mombasa, many families are being dispossessed to make way for commercial or luxury projects. But the stakes are not just about land but about preserving the spirit of a ...

As pastoralist communities seek ways of adapting to climate change, camel rearing is taking precedence, with the sale of camel products providing sustainable livelihoods in regions facing recurrent ...

The Malindi case illustrates the role played by nepotism, cronyism and corruption in the execution of development projects.

Kenya’s labor export model treats citizens as commodities, exploiting workers for remittances while neglecting domestic job creation.

Five months since the leaderless, anti-tax, pro-good-governance “Gen Z” protests roiled Kenya in June and July 2024, their vanguardism inspiring young people in other African countries to stage their ...