Thousands are dying in a forgotten war in Sudan. Where are the protesters? Mathew Otieno April 25, 2024
Woke conservationists are destroying Botswana’s plan to protect its elephants Mathew Otieno April 15, 2024
Unexpected visitors: Africans crossing the southern US border as illegal immigrants Mathew Otieno March 18, 2024
The tortoise and the hare: will America ever match China's impact in Africa? Mathew Otieno February 14, 2024
Why are African leaders bowing and scraping at useless European summits? It’s time for independent thinking Mathew Otieno February 06, 2024
African bishops have ruled out blessings for gay couples. But how about polygamous unions? Mathew Otieno January 15, 2024
With Israel at war and haemorrhaging workers to harvest its crops, Africa fills the gap Mathew Otieno December 14, 2023
Kenyan abortion rights documentary reveals excellent pregnancy crisis support Mathew Otieno December 06, 2023
Crises are in the eye of the beholder. And no one has an eye on Sudan and Burkina Faso Mathew Otieno November 22, 2023
King Charles has apologised for British atrocities in Kenya. Should he do more? Mathew Otieno November 03, 2023
Kenya was supposed to become the Zionist homeland. How would that have worked out? Mathew Otieno October 20, 2023
Fudged data and dodgy reporting: how foreign money pushes abortion in Africa Mathew Otieno September 22, 2023
Get ready! Africa's relentless population growth will put it at the centre of world affairs Mathew Otieno September 12, 2023
Why should Africans kowtow to an LGBTQI+ agenda to get life-saving foreign aid? Mathew Otieno August 24, 2023
Why should US taxpayers pay for African soldiers to topple elected governments?? Mathew Otieno August 10, 2023
What does the Wagner Group’s mutiny mean for its African client governments? Mathew Otieno July 03, 2023
Green cars and green energy are built on the blue hypocrisy of cobalt mining Mathew Otieno June 21, 2023
African leaders in an historic first -- attempting to broker peace in Ukraine Mathew Otieno June 19, 2023
The Biden Administration is calling out Uganda over its anti-LGBT law. This is bonkers Mathew Otieno June 16, 2023
What’s the truth about migration from sub-Saharan Africa? It’s not what you think Mathew Otieno May 16, 2023
Despite the headlines, despite the gruesome photos, Africa is not falling apart Mathew Otieno April 28, 2023
Sudan collapses into chaos as rival warlords slug it out. What would George Washington have done? Mathew Otieno April 19, 2023
Is it wrong to pay Kenyans US$2 an hour to take out ChatGPT’s garbage? Mathew Otieno February 08, 2023
The stomach-churning horror of Nigeria’s forced abortions: Reuters report Mathew Otieno December 13, 2022
The West is letting Africa slide into China’s orbit. It doesn’t have to Mathew Otieno September 01, 2022
The worst thing about Kenya’s presidential election is that it was boring. And that’s quite an achievement Mathew Otieno August 19, 2022
The Batwa paid the ultimate price to save gorillas. Do environmentalists care? Mathew Otieno April 13, 2022
The US has imposed sanctions on nine countries in Africa. What good have they done? Mathew Otieno March 16, 2022
After watching the Kyle Rittenhouse case, should I buy a gun in Kenya? Mathew Otieno December 02, 2021
Media explodes in fury as Ghana prepares to pass the world’s most restrictive LGBTQ+ law Mathew Otieno November 05, 2021
Porous, fuzzy, shifting, arbitrary: the tricky question of African borders Mathew Otieno October 26, 2021
It’s arid, isolated and African, but Chad deserves a democratic government Mathew Otieno May 19, 2021
Bobi Wine: A pop musician turned politician challenges Uganda’s strongman president Mathew Otieno April 18, 2020
Decades after independence, France exerts control over African countries Mathew Otieno February 27, 2020
Africa in 2019: regime change, a Peace Prize, cutting ties with the franc Mathew Otieno January 20, 2020
Nairobi attack: nothing brings out the best in Kenyans like this kind of cruelty Mathew Otieno January 18, 2019
What the annulment of Kenya’s presidential election means for Africa Mathew Otieno September 05, 2017
Nairobi’s matatus: in the midst of chaos, a transport system that works Mathew Otieno October 29, 2015