East Africa ushers in the New Year carrying unresolved political, economic wounds

As 2025 ends, East Africa enters the New Year weighed down by unresolved political tensions, shrinking civic space, and a rapidly shifting global order that has left the region more exposed...

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As 2025 concludes, the East African region is heading into the new year burdened by persistent political issues, a shrinking platform for public discourse, and significant shifts in the global landscape, leaving it more vulnerable than it has been in the past decade.

The region faces unresolved political tensions and a shrinking civic space.
The rapidly changing global order has increased East Africa's exposure.
The challenges are described as the most significant in the past decade.

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