Feb 8, 2017
For the period of 1 through 31 January 2017 there were 12 critical incidents in Kenya, resulting in 35 deaths, 53 wounded, and 7 arrests. Most of the deaths (71%) were road traffic-related fatalities. On the security front, we note the US warning against travel to...
Jan 3, 2017
Last month, China flexed its muscles against Nigeria when the West African country agreed to upgrade the second-tier Taiwanese diplomatic mission based in Abuja to full embassy status. Beijing did not like the move and has been threatening Nigeria to block any...
Jul 5, 2016
As the month of Ramadan draws to an end, East Africa saw an increase in terror activities, making it one of the bloodiest seasons, with a much more lethal Al- Shabaab. Yet, Al Shabaab seems to fall victim of its own uncoordinated and poorly executive offensives and...
Apr 21, 2016
2016 will go down on record as annus holibilis for the Somalia based–al-Qaeda affiliated militant group, al-Shabaab. The first quarter of 2016 and particularly the month of March, was the bloodiest for al-Shabaab in a long time. It lost ten commanders, and hundreds of...
Mar 25, 2016
East Africa is a large portion of the continent. It is strategically located between key regions, and is in itself a growing internal market. MEA Risk defines East Africa region to include 13 countries on the Eastern Coast of Africa. These are Ethiopia, Sudan, South...
Jan 27, 2016
Kenya enjoys a relatively stable, even growing economy. However, the country faces headwinds on the revenue front, under the weight of a weakening currency against the US dollar on one hand, and a substantial reduction in tax revenues. As a compensating factor,...
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