Russia is simply protecting its Geo strategic interests in the region which is what any leader of Russia is expected to do.

My experience doing business in Africa is that delivering on business contracts from the US is tougher than getting the contract itself! African entrepreneurs face a multitude of challenges including lack of access to credit, logistical problems, and lack of insurance for export of product and shipping delays on containers. Plan ahead and develop contingency strategies for potential problems. Communicate with your business partner immediately should you run into delivery issues.

Kungamano ililosimamiwa na rais Obama pamoja na marais kutoka Kenya, Uganda na Ethiopia na mawakilishi wa Riak Machar na Salva Kir ni nafasi ya mwisho kupata suluhu kwa janga na maafa ya vita vilivyoikumba taifa la Sudan Kusini.

President Obama’s recent visit to Kenya left many observers with one big unanswered question. Is Kenyan’s love for Obama blinding them from the real issues at the Global Entrepreneur Summit (GES)?

The recent detente in US Iranian relations reflects a significant shift in American foreign policy in the Middle East with a pragmatic assessment of the reality of regional geopolitics and the acceptance of the limits of American power in the region. The Obama administration is banking on shared threats and mutual interest with Iran as America looks to check Iranian influence in the region, specifically via its nuclear policy which Iran sees as deterrence to foreign aggression. Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon is a fait accompli. The reality on the ground in Iran is not if but when Iran develops a nuclear weapon. With this in mind, Washington has had to have a reevaluation of its Iran policy.

Sauti Sol have a song called “Mafunzo ya Dunia” (Teachings of the World). I believe one of these teachings is not attacking disappointed fans after poor performances. The boy band appears to have missed this class while chasing the girl called "mullah" based on a string of poor performances in Atlanta, Seattle and Los Angeles.

Hivi karibuni, jumuia ya Afrika Mashariki imemteua Rais Yoweri Museveni kuwa mpatanishi mkuu kati ya serekali ya Piere Nkurunziza na mahasimu wake. Haionekani kwamba upande wa upinzani utakubali msimamo wowote itakayomruhusu Nkurunziza kuendelea madarakani kwa awamu ya tatu. Kwa sasa, hali ya patashika iliyopo Burundi inaonekana iteendelea kwa muda mrefu. Nafasi ya kupanua uhuru wa kisiasa nchini humo umepita. Kwa sasa, inaonekana kwamba donda hii ya kisiasa itatatuliwa kimabavu na mahasimu waliopo Bujumbura.

On peripheral observation, Mr. Kuria can be dismissed as an ethnic bigot. However on closer perspective, I conclude he promotes a lot of negative ethnic stereotypes most Kenyans believe but are not willing to say openly.

When President Obama touches down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi Kenya on July 25th, five key foreign policy challenges await him in Kenya.

President Obama is due to visit Kenya and Ethiopia later in July 2015. While the media all over goes crazy celebrating this visit, it is certain that it raises more questions than answers.

Mwangi Mukami is a Kenyan gay man living in San Francisco, California. He was recently in the media “coming out of the closet” to highlight the fact that he is gay yet fathered a child with a woman.

If Sauti Sol want to get diaspora support, they need to stop taking African patrons for granted. Hundreds of revelers were quietly dissatisfied at the short performance from the group, the failing sound system and the unprofessional team handling Sauti Sol in Los Angeles.

The recent tribulations of President Bashir at the African Union Summit in South Africa highlight some of the challenges of enforcing international law in apprehending accused persons. Under the Vienna Convention rules on diplomatic protocol, it is a faux pas to arrest visiting dignitaries on political grounds. On the other hand, as a signatory to the ICC, South Africa is duty bound to effect the arrest of Bashir. As long as state parties continue to ignore warrants of arrest from the organization and major powers only want to selectively pick and choose what parts of International Law suit them, the tenets of neo-realism will continue to dominate International Relations at the expense of equal justice for all states, large and small.

Jopo la Boko Haram kusababisha maafa nchini Nigeria kaskazini kila kukicha ni jambo la kusikitisha sana. Kufaulu kwa Rais Buhari kwenye uchaguzi Nigeria kunatoa matarajio mapya ya kupata suluhu kwa jambo hili lililokumba nchi nzima ya Nigeria. Itabidi Bwana Buhari anoe bongo na kuongeza maarifa jitihada zote za kidiplomasia, kijeshi na kikatiba kumaliza donda ndugu la Boko Haram kaskazini mwa Nigeria.

Dhamira ya Rias Paul Kagame kutaka kujipatia mhula wa tatu haueleki. Ameonekana kwa miaka mingi sasa kama rais aliyeitoa nchi yake kutoka safisha safisha za kikabila hadi kuwa nchi tulivu na yenye ustawi. Shida ni kwamba mara kwa mara, kuna ukandamizaji wa upinzani. Kwa jumla, ni kiongozi mzuri. Sasa anaonekana amelewa na madaraka na hataki kutoka usukani. Haya ndiyo maneno yanayoirudisa Afrika nyuma. Inabidi Rais Kagame atoke madarakani awachie Wanyarwanda wachague mtu tofauti kuongoza nchi yao.

Wahenga walisema usipoziba ufa, utajenga ukuta. Ufa uliojitokeza rais Pierre Nkurunziza aliposema atawania awamu ya tatu Burundi, huenda ukaporomosha misingi ya taifa hilo la Afrika kati.

Aliyekuwa waziri mkuu wa Uingereza Tony Blair amesita kuwa mjumbe wa Umoja wa Mataifa Mashariki ya kati.