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2000 and Black: The Towering Influence of Fela Kuti in the Rise of Afrobeat

By Tevin Nzei Shayo oh, nah Shayo oh, igbo-oh   It could be laughable a decade, or so ago, for one to imagine Afrobeat on the global scene. Think of the introductory punch in Burna Boy’s Last Last. But this predates the rise of Burna Boy to global stardom. The...

The Role of Gender in Conflict Management and Peacebuilding in Kenya: The case of Women’s Organisations

By Betty Too Conflict management is a process that involves identifying, addressing, and resolving conflicts in a constructive manner. The starting point in conflict management is the identification of sources of conflict (Rahim, 2002). Identification is then...

Assessing  the  Peace and  Security  Council’s Response to  the  Implications of  Cyber Security to the Continental  Peace and   Security Landscape

By Johannes Hilling On July 27th, it was reported that a cyber-attack on Kenya’s eCitizen platform and M Pesa services was conducted, resulting in the disruption of the payment service as well as the processing of eVisas and other government services (Mwai &...
Is War On the Decline?

Is War On the Decline?

By Movine Omondi From classical theorists like Carl von Clausewitz to modern thinkers such as Joshua Goldstein and Stephen Pinker, among others, war, as demonstrated by past and recent happenings in Ukraine and Palestine, continues to mesmerise mankind. Initially...

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Running the African State like a Fortune 500 Company

Running the African State like a Fortune 500 Company

By Movine Omondi In the face of complex challenges and rapidly evolving global geopolitical and socioeconomic scenarios, including increasing levels of state fragility to lack of trust from their citizens, African States can draw immense lessons from the successes...

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