Kenya
As Raila Odinga guns for top AU job, his kin fret about dynastic succession

Opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on 26 July 2023.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on 26 July 2023. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP
After more than 40 years in politics, the opposition leader, whose late father played a key role in Kenya's fight for independence, is set to quit the domestic limelight as he pursues a continental role. In the absence of a designated successor within the family, the rumour mill is going into overdrive. [...]
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