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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

BMI View: Political risk is on the rise in Tanzania in the wake of a rift over a power-sharing deal on the islands of Zanzibar.

BMI View: Political wrangling in Kenya, with the suspension of talks over the new cabinet, signals the underlying tensions that exist within the nascent coalition government. We... 2008-04-08

Despite the signing of a peace agreement on January 23 between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several rebel groups of the Kivu province, we maintain our... 2008-02-05

BMI View: Demarcation of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region is a key obstacle in Sudan's peace process. Meanwhile, we are discouraged by the swift disintegration of the Darfur peace... 2007-12-14

BMI View: A detailed new plan by DRC and Rwanda to deal with Hutu extremists is an unexpected step forward, but effective implementation is another issue entirely.

BMI View: While a restraining influence is being exerted by allies of both sides, a return to conflict between the authorities in Khartoum and South Sudan is not