EA Trend Monitor Observatory's Blog

Struggling To Stay In Orbit: Will Centrifugal Forces Eventually Force The EAC Into A Tailspin?

Submitted on the 20th of September 2013 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
In this Greater Horn of East Africa (GHEA) Outlook, three trends are examined that at first do not seem connected. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been a victim of...

Devolution, Life Sciences and Mobile Apps: Shifting Sands or Quick Sand?

Submitted on the 8th of August 2013 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
In the latest Greater Horn of East Africa (GHEA) Outlook we examine three trends that will shape the future of the region. The first is the push to devolve government throughout...

Africa Rising? Looking Beyond The Horizon

Submitted on the 4th of August 2013 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
In this latest Greater Horn of East Africa (GHEA) Outlook, we examine three interrelated trends that have largely been overshadowed by the constant praise the region has received...

Kenya's Existential Elections

Submitted on the 27th of February 2013 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
By Ahmed Salim With a few days left until Kenyans cast their votes in what is shaping to be a historic election there is a realization that the outcome of the election will...

East Africa's Fossil-Fuelled Future and Why We Must Lower Our Expectations

Submitted on the 3rd of February 2013 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
By Aidan Eyakuze In recent days and weeks, the southern Tanzanian towns of Mtwara and Masasi have witnessed an evolution of protests from relatively small affairs into huge...

East Africa Strikes Out: A Public Sector Under Siege

Submitted on the 30th of January 2013 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
By Ahmed Salim 2012 was a tumultuous year with numerous standoffs between public sector employees and the governments of many East African countries. The tensions between the...

The East African Budgets: $34 Billion For Whom?

Submitted on the 15th of October 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
By Ahmed Salim  The East African budget season has now come to a close with all East African Community (EAC) partner states passing their 2012-2013 budget, with the exception of...

Could Burundi turn out to be East Africa's own 'Greek Tragedy?'

Submitted on the 27th of August 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
By Ahmed Salim  In 2007 Burundi and Rwanda became members of the East African Community (EAC). Fast forward five years on, Rwanda has become a champion of regional integration and...

Human Trafficking in East Africa

Submitted on the 25th of June 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
  By Ahmed Salim  On June 22, 2012 The East African reported a story stating that Kenya, via the Kenyan Foreign Affairs Ministry, has suspended the recruitment of its citizens to...

Disaster Preparedness in East Africa: Are We Prepared for a Tsunami?

Submitted on the 14th of May 2012 by EA Trend Monitor Observatory.
By Ahmed Salim  Five months after floods in Dar es Salaam gridlocked the city and put a significant proportion of homes under water, recovery efforts have stalled. On May 7, 2012...

Pages