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What We’re Watching: Kenyan election jitters, Ukraine hits Wagner, Israel strikes near Russian bases
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What We’re Watching: Kenyan election jitters, Ukraine hits Wagner, Israel strikes near Russian bases

Kenya's new president is declared but disputed, Ukraine hits Wagner Group HQ, Israel strikes too close for Russian comfort in Syria

Kenya’s presidential “choice” is 2 flavors of continuity
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Kenya’s presidential “choice” is 2 flavors of continuity

Uhuru Kenyatta's successor won't change much in a country long used to voting for the same politicians.

Kenya’s two-and-a-half presidential horse race
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Kenya’s two-and-a-half presidential horse race

On Aug. 9, Kenya’s 22 million registered voters will go the polls to pick a successor to the outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is barred from reelection by term limits. They will also select new national- and county-level lawmakers and county governors. For the presidential contest, Kenyans are presented with a batch of familiar faces to choose from. Yet even by the standards of the country’s ultra-transactional, unpredictable politics, this year’s electoral playing field is an unusual one. We spoke with Eurasia Group analyst Connor Vasey to learn more.

Hard Numbers: Kenyan reforms nixed, Macron’s McKinsey woes, Sri Lanka goes dark, Tunisia’s Zoom “coup”
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Hard Numbers: Kenyan reforms nixed, Macron’s McKinsey woes, Sri Lanka goes dark, Tunisia’s Zoom “coup”

Kenya’s top court rejected President Uhuru Kenyatta’s sweeping plans to tweak the constitution.

The other big elections of 2022
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The other big elections of 2022

A few days ago we previewed five major elections to watch in 2022. Here are some others we'll be paying close attention to in the months ahead.