Critics will contest Ethiopia’s identity issues body

The government has created an identity and boundaries issues commission to try to unravel deepening ethnic polarisation

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Constraints will undermine Kenya’s ‘Big Four’ agenda

President Uhuru Kenyatta's signature development plan is foundering in the face of political and economic realities

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The army has been deployed to gang-ravaged parts of Western Cape province

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Jubaland's upcoming election is seen as a test of the balance of power between Mogadishu and the regions

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Ethiopia's fragile transition is facing a major test as the most significant elections in over a decade approach

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New violence in Ituri is aggravating deep historical inter-communal tensions

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Federal and regional leaders have again failed to ease longstanding political differences that impede political progress

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The new president is aiming for a legislative majority, amid criticism of doing little in his first few months in power

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Several years after major protests over poor waste management, concerns about rubbish disposal are on the rise again

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The president aims to reform the constitution in line with the peace accord, but perverse incentives stand in the way

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