In South Africa and Kenya, some green energy projects have deprived local communities of land and livelihoods instead of sharing the benefits.
Nairobi harbours all the ingredients for zoonotic spillover to occur between animals and people, particularly in the most densely populated areas of the city.
Religious checks on the state are a vital cog in the institutionalisation of moral politics in Kenya.
Political interests have informed conservation policies in one of East Africa’s most important water towers, the Mau Forest Complex.
President John Magufuli won a second term by a contested landslide and looks set to take even greater control of Tanzania’s democratic space.
Military responses to combat poaching are a problem. They marginalise communities where poachers come from and can have longer term implications.
Lake Turkana’s status as a World Heritage Site hasn’t protected it from environmental threats.
For the first time, all Oromo branches have come together to fight for their national self-determination and democracy
The crisis at Nairobi University falls within an established pattern of government intervention in universities going back decades
Police reforms have long been on the agenda of Kenya’s independence regimes, but progress remains painfully slow.
