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Raila Odinga, Kenyan politician, 1945-2025

A perennial opposition leader and master tactician, Raila Odinga embodied both the hopes of reform and the compromises of establishment politics in post-independence Kenya
A man seated at a conference table delivers a speech. The camera is focussed on his face, while his background is mainly blurred. He is facing away from the partially blurred microphone and looking at someone in the audience. The man, Raila Odinga, passed away in India on 15 October 2025.
EnvironmentOpinion

Remarks by BoU Governor at the National Private Sector Engagement Forum on climate finance

Climate change is a present and pressing reality; it is altering rainfall patterns, disrupting food systems, putting pressure on energy supplies, and affecting prices and financial system stability
A forest that has been devastated by deforestation, with most of the trees felled and strewn in a lifeless pile under a cloudy sky.
OpinionScience & Technology

What do we know about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved in the Air India crash? Expert Q&A

An Air India plane bound for London Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after take-off on 12 January in Ahmedabad, western India. Flight AI171 was carrying 242 passengers
AEROMEXICO BOEING 787-9 XA-ADG
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African countries are not good at issuing bonds, which means the cost of debt is higher than it should be. What changes are required?

African countries face a puzzling paradox: although they are paying more for the debt they are raising, demand for these bonds is much higher than supply - often oversubscribed by over five times.
Various currency notes of African countries are seen in this photo
Energy, Oil & GasOpinion

What’s at stake as Uganda’s electricity distribution changes hands?

The transfer of electricity distribution assets back to the state-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company, following the departure of Umeme, has sparked a dispute centring on a $235mn compensation claim by Umeme
Power substation in Uganda's Iganga town
OpinionTechnology sectorWork & Careers

The challenges of delivering large-scale IT projects on time and on budget, and how to overcome them

Most large IT projects are delivered late and over budget, underscoring the need for smart planning and management
Seven-week sprint plan/roadmap for a tech startup on a whiteboard
OpinionPolitics & Policy

What’s driving Africa’s youth-led protests?

While many of the protesters' demands are unlikely to be met, the demonstrations underline the urgent need for fundamental reform, not just in Kenya or Nigeria, but across Africa
Two men hold placards at a demonstration in Washington D.C. in June 2024. They were part of a demonstration by Kenyans living in the United States in solidarity with mass protests then taking place back home.
OpinionPolitics & Policy

China benefits most from its relations with Africa: where’s the imbalance?

The eight Focac summits since 2000 have not resulted in mutual gain, particularly in trade and industrialisation for Africa, with China reaping most of the benefits
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects a guard of honour during a state visit to South Africa in July 2024.
EconomyOpinion

The liquidity crisis in developing countries is not over

External debt ratios of low-income and lower-middle-income countries are lower than before, but liquidity pressures have increased due to various shifts in the global economy
Globe weighed down by a chain and labelled 'debt': global debt crisis, economic burden, financial instability, liquidity crisis
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Rwanda genocide: why Tutsis remain at the centre of eastern DRC conflict 30 years on

Governments in both Kigali and Kinshasa continue to play their part in subverting reconciliation to end tensions and conflicts in the east of the DRC triggered by the 1994 Rwandan genocide
Six Banyamulenge women in the Democratic Republic of Congo being interviewed by a media house
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