International Affairs Forum

Tue. October 08, 2024

Social Media: Africa: East Africa: Kenya

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for the Africa/East Africa/Kenya Region

African Economies in the Global Crisis

Romesh Vaitilingam, of the International Growth Centre, interviews Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, about how African development should proceed amidst a global ec... Read More...

Afghanistan: What Are These People Thinking?

The Obama administration is consistently failing to learn the lessons of Vietnam, argues columnist Conn Hallinan. (Foreign Policy in Focus, 09/10/2009) Read More...

Upsetting The Balance

Article entailing the effects of global warming on the people of Kenya.By Thomas L. Friedman(Tumaren, 04/11/2007) Read More...

Statute on Special Tribunal for Kenya Can Do with Fine Tuning

Article describing issues that have arisen with the Kenya's special tribunal statute. by Linda Ochiel (East Africa Initiative, 12/21/2008) Read More...

Documenting Human Rights Violations of Sex Workers in Kenya

Documenting Human Rights Violations of Sex Workers in Kenya details the abuses experienced by sex workers throughout the country, and analyzes the policy framework that undermines sex workers' access ... Read More...

A Place Where Women Rule

All-Female Village in Kenya Is a Sign Of Burgeoning Feminism Across Africa By Emily Wax (The Washington Post, 07/09/2005) Read More...

Kenya's economy seen growing 4.1p.c. in 2009

Kenya's economy is expected to grow by just over 4 percent in 2009 as it continues its recovery from post-election violence early last year that stalled activity, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on ... Read More...

'Democracy’ fails Africa

Kenya is another country in Africa challenged by its attempt to govern its people under a western-style democracy. By A. Akbar Muhammad (Perspectives, 02/19/2008) Read More...

Next machetes, then machineguns?

THE recent shooting of two prominent Kenyan human-rights campaigners in broad daylight in Nairobi, the country’s capital, has darkened the national mood just when Kenya’s fragile coalition government ... Read More...

Riots break out in Kenyan capital

Riots have broken out in Kenya's capital Nairobi at a rally involving hundreds of students against alleged extra-judicial killings by police. (BBC 03/11/2009) Read More...

Murder of activists widens rift in Kenya

Kenya's coalition government fractured further yesterday after the assassination of two human rights activists who gave evidence to a senior UN investigator over execution-style murders by police. By... Read More...

Has Kenya's power-sharing worked?

A year after an accord was signed in Kenya paving the way for a unique political partnership, the country is deadlocked, its people despondent and lawmakers are losing public support by the day.By Kar... Read More...

The African in Him

A Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1984, Desmond Tutu who is a archbishop of Cape Town in South Africa came to USA and received an interview. He is talking about what today's world wants. (The Atlantic, 01... Read More...

Business Development Services, Unemployment and the Kenyan Informal Sector

This article deals with the problem of unemployment in Kenya and tries to find out the clue to alleviate the situation by looking into the Kenyan Informal Secor. The author's succinct analysis on the ... Read More...

Ballots vs. Bullets in Kenya and Zimbabwe

In countries like Zimbabwe and Kenya, bolstering African institutions and pressuring them to uphold their protocols on human rights, elections and good governance is the best path to democracy. By Bri... Read More...

Columbia University's Jacqueline Klopp explores the motivations behind the violence in Kenya and rejects assertions of 'tribal clashes'. Read More...

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Canada Must Do More

Dr. Keith Martin, and Professor Errol P. Mendes, of the University of Ottawa, discuss Canada's role in diffusing the recent Kenyan crisis. (The Royal Commonwealth Society 02/08/2008) Read More...

IA-Forum Interview: Assistant Prof. Jacqueline Klopp

IA-Forum speaks with Columbia University's Jacqueline Klopp about the current political crisis in Kenya, the causes of violence, and future prospects for democracy. By Vanessa Kortekaas (IA-Forum, 03/... Read More...

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Kenyan Parliament unites, for more money

Detailing the (corrupted) priorities of the Kenyan Parliament and the response of the people. By Marc Lacey (International Herald Tribune, 22/5/2006) Read More...

Kenyan Parliament unites, for more money

Detailing the (corrupted) priorities of the Kenyan Parliament and the response of the people. By Marc Lacey (International Herald Tribune, 22/5/2006) Read More...

Throw the Rascals Out! Elections, Accountability, and Government Performance in East Africa

Author's reflections on a presentation by Dr. Gina Lambright on democratization in Uganda and Kenya. By Grace Kim. (IA-Forum, 3/28/2006) Read More...

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Al Qaeda's Smart Bombs

The author examines the nationality and background of bin Laden sponsored terrorists who killed themselves since 1995. More importantly, he looks at the nationality of their targets to reveal a patte... Read More...

Kenya launches corruption inquiry

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has ordered an inquiry into corruption as a graft scandal engulfs his government. (BBC News, 2/10/2005) Read More...

Robbing Kenyans to Fulfil IMF Interests

Joe Donde discusses how he feels the IMF's reccomendations for Kenya will hurt more than help. (The Standard, 11/19/04) Read More...

IMF Reviews Kenya's Economic Reforms

The IMF has resumed negotiations with Kenya after a two year suspension of loans. Whether or not they will continue to receive more loans depend on the outcome of these meetings. (Business Report, 9/1... Read More...

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