Despite first world technology, humans still share an intimate co-existence with nature in Kenya, especially during a drought, writes Xan Rice
05 Oct 09Radicalising Somalia
Five Melbourne men arrested this week were alleged to have links with the radical Somali organisation, al-Shabaab. Peter Browne looks at how international involvement in Somalia in recent years has helped fuel the growth of militancy
06 Aug 09The two Islamists
With two former allies battling for control of Mogadishu, Somalia’s transitional government faces a fresh challenge, writes Xan Rice
23 May 09Zuma unleashed
The less glorious traditions of the ANC have been on vivid display during South Africa’s election campaign, writes Nic Dawes
08 Apr 09Nothing personal
Reporting from Nairobi is made difficult by an opaque government, writes Xan Rice, but talking to ordinary Kenyans is rarely a chore
18 Mar 09Hope against hope
The political agreement in Zimbabwe is generating mixed feelings in the capital, writes Masimba Biriwasha
05 Mar 09Escaping cholera in Chitungwiza
Zimbabweans are trying all sorts of remedies in the absence of a functioning healthcare system, reports Masimba Biriwasha in Harare
22 Jan 09Keeping soldiers busy
The latest military assault on the Lord’s Resistance Army has increased insecurity in Central Africa, reports Xan Rice
15 Jan 09A kind of freedom in Zimbabwe’s queues
Masimba Biriwasha is up a five o’clock to join one of Harare’s interminable queues
28 Nov 08Philip Waki’s ticking bombshell
When Justice Waki handed over his report on the post-election violence in Kenya he took precautions to guarantee it wouldn’t be ignored, writes Xan Rice in Nairobi
25 Nov 08
