Commentary
Kenya’s low inflation rate: Future Economic Growth Implications
In most economies, inflation tends to rise with growing consumer demand. This typically reflects a healthy environment where households have disposable income, businesses are expanding, and investor confidence is strong.
Research Programs
Haiti’s Peacekeeping Mission: Prospects for Future Stability
Haiti, the world’s first Black republic, has long stood as a symbol of resilience and enduring struggle.
Commentary
Tanzania’s 2025 Elections: A Quiet Collapse of Political Competition?
In April 2025, Tanzania’s judiciary delivered a ruling that sent shockwaves through the country’s political landscape
Commentary
What Will It Take To Bring Lasting Peace To South Sudan
The troubled Republic of South Sudan has sunk, yet again, into an even, more profound crisis in the last couple of weeks.
Commentary
Kenya’s Foreign Policy Adventurism in the Sudan Crisis
Kenya’s policymakers are an adventurous lot in both domestic and foreign policy. They often appear to be sober-minded until they do something that sends heads spinning as to what they might be up to.
Commentary
The 16th BRICS Summit—Implications for Western Dominance and the Rise of the Global South
The 16th BRICS Summit, hosted in Kazan, Russia, from October 22-24, 2024, was a milestone within the shifting global power dynamics.
Commentary
Raila’s AU bid: A Test of Kenya’s Diplomatic Acumen
On February 15 and 16, 2025, African leaders will elect a new Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).
Commentary
The Escalating Crisis in Eastern DRC: Reflections to Address the Protracted Situation
The escalating situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since late January 2025 with the M23 group taking over key towns including the regional capital Goma presents grave security concerns to the region and indeed complicates the peace dynamics in the Great Lakes Region.
Commentary
ISIS’s Recruitment of Foreign Fighters in Somalia – Implications for Regional Security and Al-Shabaab’s Dominance
Somalia has long been a focal point in the global fight against terrorism, with Al-Shabaab dominating the extremist landscape for over a decade
Commentary
Trump II Administration and Kenya-US Relations: Issues, Expectations and Impact
Donald Trump finally emerged the winner of the US 2024 presidential elections and will be sworn in on 20th January, 2025.
Commentary
Challenges to Democracy? The Stakes of the 2025 Elections in Burundi
As the 2025 Burundi elections approach, the country’s political landscape remains fraught with challenges that threaten the core principles of governance and democracy.