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This report looks at the current wave of protests and best practices for managing protests in the country in general.

In recent months, the clade Ib strain of mpox has spread across Central Africa with over 14,250 cases recorded this year by the African Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (Africa CDC). On August 14, the Africa CD...

This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

This report assesses Kenya's security environment following the August 9 elections and August 15 announcement of election results. Despite Raila Odinga's objection of the results and a dramatic split in the IEBC, Kenya d...

Isolated and localized civil unrest related to the August 9 Kenyan elections will very likely occur in key areas of the Rift Valley and Central regions, as well as the major population centers of Nairobi, Mombasa, and Ki...

Rapidly increasing economic instability in several Sub-Saharan African countries will almost certainly increase the risk of demonstrations and subsequent political turmoil. Countries across the continent are facing econo...

OSAC delivered a presentation focused on ongoing concerns in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Somalia at the December 2021 Nairobi Country Chapter meeting on East African regional security trends and their impacts on U.S. organizat...

Tensions between Kenya and Somalia have increased visibly in recent weeks after the President of Somaliland conducted a state visit to Nairobi. Somalia has severed diplomatic ties with Kenya, and it is not yet clear what...

On February 27, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi alerted the public to a potential terrorist attack targeting a major hotel in Nairobi. Security managers overseeing travel to or operations in Kenya should figure this alert in...

Al-Shabaab has increased its activities in Kenya in recent weeks, conducting attacks in several areas of the country. While these attacks are not indicative of a new threat, there have been some concerning developments,...

Al-Shabaab continues to pose the most significant threat to stability in Somalia and the region. Despite an escalation in U.S. airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in recent years, the increased tempo reportedly has...

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...

In February 2019, OSAC’s Research and Information Support Center (RISC) conducted a benchmarking survey to better understand how the recent terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya was affecting the U.S. private-sector. Over 150...

On January 15, a group of at least five heavily armed al-Shabaab militants stormed the Dusit Thani Hotel Complex in Nairobi’s Westlands neighborhood. The gunmen opened fire in the hotel, shooting indiscriminately, killin...

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has been reported in several east African countries and has resulted in human casualties.

Exceptionally heavy rains during Kenya’s spring rainy season have caused widespread flooding and landslides across central and southern parts of the country, including Nairobi. The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has indi...

On March 14, the Kenyan Police Inspector General announced that a sophisticated, large-scale terrorist plot against a number of targets in Nairobi had been thwarted by Kenyan police in February. Al-Shabaab remains the mo...

On September 1, Kenya’s highest court officially overturned incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election victory, declaring the results of the August 8 presidential election invalid. The judiciary found that the Inde...

On August 8, Kenyans will go to the polls to vote in general elections. As the elections will likely be contested at both the local and national levels, it’s possible that unrest/violence will occur in the time leading u...