The Republic of Kenya: The 2025 Budget Policy Statement

Kenya’s 2025 Budget Policy Statement outlines a bold vision for economic recovery, equity, and transformation under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. With record allocations to education, health, and agriculture, it aims to tackle poverty, youth unemployment, and debt pressure. Yet gaps remain between policy promises and lived realities. Can fiscal discipline and inclusive development truly coexist in a landscape marked by inequality, climate shocks, and mounting debt obligations?

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US-Syria Relations – How the Lifting of Sanctions can Lead to Opportunities for Rapprochement

The recent U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Syria has sparked cautious hope for a new chapter in U.S.-Syria relations. With a new Syrian president in place, there's a chance to rebuild diplomatic and economic ties. While the move offers opportunities for recovery and cooperation, it comes with tough conditions. Could this be the start of lasting peace and partnership, or just a temporary shift in a complex region?

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Trade Rivalry in the Americas: China Courts Latin America and the Caribbean

At a time when the U.S. and China are cautiously working towards stabilising trade relations following their recent tariff war, Beijing is revitalising economic relations with Latin American and Caribbean states through the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) cooperation forum by offering them billions of dollars in funding.

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Joseph Kabila Breaks Silence: A Measured Critique of Governance and Crisis in the DRC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces a deepening crisis, as former President Joseph Kabila breaks six years of silence to deliver a sweeping critique of post-2019 governance. In a rare address, Kabila defends his legacy while condemning constitutional violations, electoral fraud, economic mismanagement, and worsening insecurity. Calling for national dialogue and regional cooperation, his speech underscores the urgent need for institutional reform and inclusive solutions to restore peace and stability.

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Kabila on Trial: How the Senate Shattered Immunity and Shook a Nation

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 22 May 2025, lifted the parliamentary immunity of Joseph Kabila Kabangé, former President and senator for life, challenging entrenched norms around immunity and accountability. While some see it as long-overdue justice, others warn it could deepen political rifts. Either way, the message is clear: the era of untouchable leaders may be coming to an end.

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Growing Pains of BRICS: Expansion Tests Unity and Purpose

The recently convened BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in April 2025 failed to issue a joint statement on the bloc’s response to the United States’ protectionist trade policies under President Donald Trump. While the grouping has lofty ambitions to credibly represent the Global South, there are lingering doubts whether the organisation is wavering in establishing a unified direction and purpose with an expanded membership.

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Africa CEO Forum 2025 | Presidential Panel with President Ramaphosa,  Paul Kagame & More

At the 2025 Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, the air was thick not with celebration, but with reckoning. Africa, holding over 30% of the world’s mineral resources, remains plagued by weak trade integration, institutional failure, and structural dependency. Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania, Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, and Tiémoko Meyliet Koné – Vice-President of Côte d’Ivoire – offered an unfiltered, brutally honest discussion on the real state of the continent.

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