Discontent in civil service over Kibaki new districts

Murmurs of discontent are brewing in Kenya’s civil service over hundreds of new districts created by President Mwai Kibaki for political survival reasons.
“There is no logic driving the creation of new districts, I don’t understand what political or economic strategy is being used to create over 200 districts,” says a senior government officer who, understandably, [...]

Emerging Crisis in Ethiopia: A Bush Legacy?

by Scott A Morgan
Most critics of American policy in the Horn of Africa generally focus on the fiasco in Somalia. But recent reports indicate that a key regional ally could possibly be in danger of collapsing.

One of the most contested regions in East Africa is the Ogaden Region which lies along the border between Ethiopia [...]