Online Features Editor Bryan Knight reports on the recent political developments in Africa and assesses the threats faced by the continent. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced an ambitious initiative that would revamp an ancient trade network that connected the Eastern world with the West. This ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, as it is commonly […]
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Three dead as fears of election-rigging in Kenya fuels violence
On the 30th October, Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the victor of Kenya’s re-run election. The repeat of the election was enacted after the Supreme Court declared the previous results, carried out in August, as invalid due to ‘irregularities’. The recent election saw Kenyatta win by 98%, with only a 39% electorate turnout. Kenyatta, the current […]