Dec 24, 2015
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...
Nov 3, 2015
There is an ongoing debate over a “cash crunch” facing Kenya. But is it a real issue which could affect the Kenyan economic outlook? This ongoing debate is in line with what we are seeing in other African countries. Currency woes are indeed affecting a...
Sep 8, 2015
Illegal immigration has become one of the worst scourges afflicting Africa in recent years. It is also one of the most lucrative criminal activities engaged by criminal gangs and by honest fishermen who see their livelihood from fishing shrink as a result of poor...
Jul 20, 2015
Over the past days Al-Qaeda affiliated militant group in East Africa Al- Shabaab continued to face pressure. 60 militants, including two top commanders were killed in operation in Jungal area of Gedo region. A US drone killed four, among them two commanders while...
Jun 23, 2015
The month of May 2015 witnessed the continuation of the erosion of the Somalia based and Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab insurgents. The organization are now confined to the Juba Valley in Somalia, where the infamous “White Widow,” Samantha Lewthwaite, the most wanted...
Jun 8, 2015
Nairobi, MEA Risk East Africa Office | Analyst: Musyoka wa Kyendo | May 26th, 2015 | Inter-tribal terrorism has now become the largest cause of instability in East Africa. Inter-tribal terrorism is often camouflaged as cattle rustling because it involves pastoral...
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