Editor's note

The late Daniel arap Moi kept Kenya firmly under his control as president from 1978 to 2002. On taking office Moi began a process of state consolidation with the aim of breaking up centres of political competition. And as George Ogola writes, a tight grip on the media played a major role in the former president’s quest to achieve near-total control of the country.

Every year huge numbers of African primates - including chimpanzees, lemurs and gorillas - are being traded, dead or alive. It’s a very lucrative business, driven by the pet trade as well as demands for bushmeat. Marilyn Norconk describes the devastating impact the trade has on individual animals, as well as their wild population numbers.

Julie Masiga

Peace + Security Editor

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Kenya’s second president, Daniel arap Moi, now deceased. Rob Croes/Anefo/Wikimedia Commons

Moi and the media: how Kenyan journalism suffered under his iron heel

George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire

The former president's stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs.

Barbary macaque and its trainer in Marrakesh square (Jemaa El Fnaa), Morocco. Ilias Kouroudis/Shutterstock

The lucrative trade in African primates threatens their survival

Marilyn A. Norconk, Kent State University

Wildlife crime is difficult to track but of deep concern since about 60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction.

Business + Economy

Avocados in Kenya: what’s holding back smallholder farmers

Mulubrhan Amare, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Smallholder avocado farmers in Kenya face several barriers to participating in export markets.

How South African wineland workers used global networks to fight for their rights

Thomas Hastings, Queen's University Belfast

Labour can use networks to create public pressure to protect workers' rights.

En français

Le dilemme des États africains : entre besoin d’investir et risque de surendettement

Christophe Barat, Agence française de développement (AFD); Hélène Ehrhart, Agence française de développement (AFD)

L’Afrique a besoin d’investissements massifs. Mais ceux-ci se réalisent à travers la montée de l’endettement public, ce qui est porteur de certains risques.

Comment Song Chao, ancien mineur en Chine, est devenu un photographe de renom

Diana Cooper-Richet, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay

La trajectoire de cet ancien mineur devenu un photographe reconnu à l’international est exceptionnelle à plus d’un titre.

From our international editions

Rodrigo Duterte terminated a military agreement with US – why it could push Philippines closer to China

Tom Smith, University of Portsmouth

The US could be losing a key ally to China. But it has less to do with Trump's foreign policy and everything to do with a drug war in the Philippines.

Eating meat: links to chronic disease might be related to amino acids – new findings

Laura Brown, Teesside University; Kelly Rose, Teesside University

Eating plant-based proteins is linked with lower risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

 
 
 
 

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