Erika Wanjiru
@Erika Wanjiru
Sparking thought and shaking the silence, one story at a time.
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Nearly 170 Killed in Attack in South Sudan’s Ruweng
Nearly 170 people were killed on Sunday in a deadly attack in the Ruweng Administrative Area of northern South Sudan, local officials said.Armed assailants stormed several villages, killing scores of...
Mar 3, 2026
Kenya Presses Russia for Clarity on Citizens Deployed in Ukraine War
Kenya has announced plans to formally confront Russia over what it describes as the “unacceptable” recruitment of Kenyan citizens into combat roles in the war in Ukraine. The issue came to a head this...
Feb 13, 2026
Opinion Piece: Surviving Power, Failing the People: Kenya’s Leadership Crisis
In Kenya today, politics no longer feels like leadership, but more like the political survival of leaders who sound concerned and caring in speeches but fail in action. Looking back at the 2022 genera...
Feb 6, 2026
The Cost of Opposition in East Africa - When Criticism Is Met With Intimidation, Instead of a Dialogue
The police no longer need to announce his name. In Uganda, the sight of armed officers encircling a single civilian has become explanation enough. Dr. Kizza Besigye’s arrests no longer shock the natio...
Jan 22, 2026
Desperate for Work: Africa’s Youth Trapped Between Joblessness and Modern-Day Slavery
As youth unemployment deepens across Africa, thousands of young people are falling prey to fake overseas job offers that end in exploitation, forced labour, or cyber-trafficking. A recent investigatio...
Oct 8, 2025