Kenya
Ruto mollifies sacked minister with new job

Kenya
Ruling party seeks to woo disaffected Kenyan youth

The presidential majority is seeking to boost support among young people by organising nationwide forums. It's a costly project as it involves paying youngsters to attend the events, but the Chinese Communist Party is helping out financially.

The New Guard
Nigeria, Kenya, Central African Republic

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NigeriaO'tega Ogra, his master's digital voice

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Central African RepublicAmadou Dahirou, from molecular biology to the livestock ministry

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Land leases signed in Kenya the 1920s under British colonial rule have recently expired or are about to do so. The threat of eviction facing long-standing tenants and mounting land disputes are adding fuel to the country's political crisis.

Kenya
Ruto-Odinga entente takes ruling party to breaking point

William Ruto's appointment of five opposition politicians to government jobs has further clipped the wings of his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, who must also contend with a reconfigured opposition in his own central Kenyan fiefdom.

Kenya
Gachagua stumbles again in his would-be fiefdom

Kenya's deputy president has long striven to emerge as the most powerful politician in the Mount Kenya region. But numerous obstacles stand in his way, including the former resident of State House.

Kenya
Ex-minister and former Ruto ally Mwangi Kiunjuri vents Mt Kenya's frustrations

The former agriculture minister has distanced himself from the president to become an advocate for the people of central Kenya. He enjoys the tacit support of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.