What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?

LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...

Lessons from Kenya (Part 1)

RARE is a country that seamlessly blends modern and vibrant cities with unspoilt white sandy beaches against the backdrop of the planet's biggest natural wildlife park, the Masai Mara (Serengeti). End...

Men ambushed, undressed, forced to undergo circumcisions

A dozen men are ambushed, undressed and forced to undergo circumcisions in Kenya after their wives complained that they were not as good in bed as circumcised men.The 12 men, from the Luo, Tur...

The Government of Kenya in Partnership with the UN Launch a US$6.1 Million Project to Improve Human Security in Turkana, Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - A US$6.1 Million project, aimed at improving human security in Turkana region and the bordering areas was launched in Nairobi today. The Minister of State for Development of Northern...

MDC-N is pushing the devolution issue

This column has in the past highlighted US and other western manoeuvres in central and the horn of Africa, all under the guise of fighting Joseph Kony and that will-of-the-wisp called Al Qaeda. It ha...

Oil has been discovered in Kenya

Oil has been discovered in Kenya after exploratory drilling by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil, President Mwai Kibaki has said.The discovery was made in the country's north-western Turkana region....

Kenyans use social media to mobilize support for drought victims

Julie Gichuru is an award-winning Kenyan television journalist rated by Forbes business magazine in 2011 as one of "20 youngest powerful women in Africa." Ms. Gichuru has a reputation as an engaging T...