Payback for Colonial Sins
The British government’s offer to pay reparations to colonial-era torture victims in Kenya dispels the notion that British colonialism was any better than the rest.
Brown Bag: Kenya Post-Election
Join IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus project for a presentation by Irũngũ Houghton on prospects for addressing inequality and participation under a Jubilee Government.
Will China Wear Out Its Welcome in Africa?
In some corners of Africa, the seams of the tight Africa-China relationship are becoming stretched.
Letter from Kenya: An On-the-Ground Take on Kony 2012
The issues addressed and distorted in that video may seem like old news in the United States, but they are going to be pressing and current for many years to come for Uganda and its neighbors.
Postcard from…Dadaab
The invasion of Somalia has spillover effects in Kenya.
Supporting Peace – Not War – in Kenya
Should the United States choose to support long-term peace and stability over its short-term counterterrorism interests, there is much that it can do to help ensure a peaceful Kenyan election.
History Repeats Itself with Somalia Invasion
Kenya’s invasion of Somalia, with U.S. support, is as ill-advised as the last time a U.S. ally tried to remake the fractured country by force.
Target: Africa
Al-Qaeda is having a near-death experience, so why is the Obama administration opening a new front against terrorism in Africa?
Postcard From…Kogelo
Barack Obama’s grandmother, full of hope, is working for change in west Kenya.
Interview with Mwandawiro Mghanga
The Kenyan opposition leader talks about U.S. relations with his country in the age of Obama.
Postcard from…Eastleigh
As Somalia collapses, it threatens to take Kenya down with it.
Africa Policy Outlook 2008
The Bush administration is continuing its militarization of U.S.-African relations this year.
Kenya’s Violence: Britain’s Legacy
Unfortunately, the current wave of violence is seen by many Kenyans as payback time.
Debate on Microcredit
Sam Daley-Harris argues for improving microfinance so that it lives up to its potential. Robert Pollin counters that microfinance must be embedded in a larger development program.
Microcredit: False Hopes and Real Possibilities
Is microcredit the solution to global poverty? Yes and no….