Kenya in Turmoil: Post-Election Violence and Precarious Pacification

Introduction The announcement of the presidential poll results caused a massive outpouring of violence It led to the loss of several hundred human lives and forced a tens of thousands others to flee their homes. These events cast light on the multiple problems (social controversy, political sclerosis, land inequalities and escalating crime in the society) that Kenya faces as a State. Is Kenya a country of illusions and shortcuts? Praised just a short while ago for its political stability and ..

Citizenship and Rights: The Failures of the Post-colonial State in Africa

No Abstract Available Africa Development/Afrique et développement Vol.XXVIII, Nos 1&2, 2003: 153-17