Revisiting the Legacy and Lessons of the Nigerian Civil War: A ...
Mar 29, 2024 · The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, lasted from 1967 to 1970, and resulted in the deaths of over a million people. The secession of Biafra was a response to perceived marginalization against the Igbo people, and grievances regarding representation and power. Gavin Williams argues that despite almost sixty years since end of the war, its legacy continues to shape Nigerian ...
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The Rule of Law in Africa: A Reappraisal. Presentation and Reflections for the 2024 Academic Conference on Africa, “Power, Justice, and the People: Human Rights and the Rule of Law for Africa’s Transformation,” United Nations Office on the Special Advisor on Africa, United Nations Headquarters, New York, December 3-5, 2024.
Significance of Hajj for Muslims - The Elephant
Nov 2, 2024 · Hajj is an important pillar of Islam and for Muslims the spiritual journey of a lifetime to the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad.
Kenya’s Gen Z and the Art of Protest
Oct 18, 2024 · “What then were we to do as writers?” Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe asks in his memoir There Was a Country, a personal recount of the Biafran war. What were the creatives to do – the writers, musicians, poets, painters – when the government’s chokehold on Kenyans was at its apotheosis, and the public, led by the inexorable Gen Zs, swarmed the streets in protest, fists aloft, heads ...
BLACK, RED AND GREEN: The story behind the Kenyan flag
Aug 2, 2018 · Fifty-five years ago, on July 26, 1963, the national flag of the soon to be newly independent state of Kenya was unveiled. The standard was typical of the country that had created it – cobbled together by an elite but imbued with pretensions at unity and forging common cause with common folk.
Opinion - The Elephant
Nov 7, 2024 · Unique perspectives from subject matter experts. Posted in Opinion. The Rule of Law in Africa: A Reappraisal
The Ndung’u Report - The Elephant
A six-part report of the Land Commission of Inquiry into the Illegal or Irregular Allocation of Land in Kenya, established in 2003, and published in 2004.
The Silent Undertones of Unending Conflict in Marsabit
Oct 29, 2021 · Northern Kenya has long been associated with marginalization, inter-communal conflict and underdevelopment. The region shares a vast porous border with Ethiopia and Somalia, making it a suitable corridor for the unimpeded flow of illegal immigrants, illicit arms and drugs originating from neighbouring conflict zones.
Unveiling the Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU: Hopes and Uncertainties
Jan 23, 2024 · At the core of the current debate surrounding the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland lie three major interests: Somalia’s unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty; Somaliland’s pursuit of de jure recognition of its de facto independence and sovereignty; Ethiopia’s renewed long-standing aspiration to …
State of Hunger: Unravelling Kenya’s Food Crisis - The Elephant
Sep 29, 2023 · Although the country produces enough food to feed the population, economic access remains a challenge. Kenya’s rate of self-sufficiency in the production and availability of food is 90.3 per cent against an import dependency of 12.7 per cent, but on the four indicators of the Global Food Security Index in 2022, Kenya scored 41.3 per cent on affordability, the only indicator where the country ...