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While the potential for a large-scale war will be limited, the government is likely to struggle significantly to restore order in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Kivu provinces.... 2008-11-25

With the January 2008 peace agreement collapsing, the risk of further military confrontations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces and militia groups will... 2008-10-28

BMI View: While low-level infighting will continue to blight Kenya's coalition government, we are cautiously optimistic that it will hold together until the 2012 elections. An impending... 2008-09-23

Yet, the referral of the dispute over Abyei's boundaries to another international panel, more than three years after the borders were meant to have been agreed upon, does little to... 2008-09-11

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