How Raila Odinga Shaped Kenya Without Ever Holding Its Highest Office
On October 16th, 2025, the air in Nairobi was thick—not just with the grief of a nation, but with the […]
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The Technocrat’s Throne: Alassane Ouattara and the High Cost of Stability in Ivory Coast
In October 2025, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire reached a historic and deeply contentious milestone: the re-election of 83-year-old Alassane
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Issa Tchiroma Bakary: From “Biya’s Bulldog” to Exiled Rebel
Issa Tchiroma Bakary (born c. 1949) is a veteran Cameroonian politician whose career took a shocking and historic turn in