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BMI View: With the security situation set to stay volatile in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), especially in the North-Kivu and South-Kivu provinces,... 2008-07-28

Two years after persuading parliament to abolish presidential term limits that cleared the way for him to win the 2006 presidential election, Vice President Gilbert Bukenya has confirmed... 2008-07-25

BMI View: We believe that the odds are weighted in favour of the Dar es Salaam ceasefire holding in Burundi, despite arguments over whether or not the rebel group FNL can be recognised... 2008-07-23

BMI View: The pending arrest warrant for Sudan's President al-Bashir raises the level of security risk in the country, since rebel groups will now be less likely to adhere to the... 2008-07-22

Recently released police statistics have revealed that the police are struggling with a backlog of 400,000 unresolved cases, accumulated over the past seven years. In 2000, a total... 2008-07-21

BMI View: A potential corruption scandal in which Finance Minister Amos Kimunya is implicated, and the rising cost of living pose headwinds to Kenya's new coalition government over... 2008-07-09

Local press reports suggest that President Yoweri Mesevni is coming under growing opposition from within the governing National Resistance Party (NRM), with a group of older members... 2008-07-01

We maintain our view that the security situation in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will remain highly unstable during the remainder of 2008. In particular,... 2008-07-01

In the wake of the recent collapse of the peace talks between the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), we believe that the chances of a significant revival of... 2008-05-01

BMI View: Although it is encouraging that Kenya's new coalition government has been agreed upon, we harbour concerns regarding the dominance of the Party of National Unity and the... 2008-04-21