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,...
Over the past days oil infrastructures in Nigeria’s Delta State have come under attack, essentially targeting assets owned or operated by Chevron Nigeria LTD. The latest two attacks targeted a gas pipeline on Thursday and a crude pipeline on Friday. The first connects...
Ethiopia made its debut into MEA Risk’s Critical Incidents Tracker in December 2015. Its CIncidents index scored 2.93/5.00, as one of the most volatile countries in East Africa and drawing the region back into the depths of the red zone. In October, the region scored...
By Musyoka Wa Kyendo | Nairobi, Kenya – There is a strong inverse relationship between political and social stability and economic growth: the higher the degree of instability the lower the level of economic growth. Conversely, the lower the degree of...
Although still firmly in the red, indicating the country is still an extreme Risk Zone, Kenya is coming to grips with causes of instability . According to MEA Risk, Kenya’s CIncidents index eased 16 % between June and October, falling from 2.53/5.00 to 2.13/5.00. The...
Nairobi, Kenya – Analysis by Musyoka Wa Kyendo – Burundi, the Smallest Country in East Africa is on the Brink. A series of political assassinations and counter assassinations is driving the country on the verge of a mass eruption of violence. A Review of...
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