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We need to stop instability in E Africa

An elderly woman and her two daughters-in-law stand in front of one of the last remaining shelters in the Bulengo internally displaced persons (IDP) camp after it was burned down, in Bulengo on February 17. [AFP]

An arc of instability surrounds Kenya; from DR Congo to Somalia. Remember your high school maths and how to draw an arc using a compass? I hope I am not awakening ghosts.

We can use Nairobi as the centre of the arc or Arusha, the headquarters of the East Africa Community (EAC). What makes this arc unique is its longevity, since the wind of change brought independence to Africa.

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