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Anglo-Kenyan Relations (1920-2024) : Conflict, Alliance and a Redemptive Arc

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This article provides an evidentiary basis for postcolonial policy in its analysis of Anglo-Kenyan relations in a decolonization era.

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It traces the political trajectory of the interaction between the two countries from the foundation of Kenya as a Crown Colony in 1920 to the present day. The article argues that Anglo-Kenyan cooperation today is represented by a redemptive arc from a violently contentious colonial past to a stable alliance, which has remained unaffected by civilian calls for the restitution of land expropriated during the colonial era (1920-1963); and financial reparations for war crimes committed by the counterinsurgency during the Mau Mau Emergency (1952-1960).

Study produced by the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nairobi) for the Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie du ministère des Armées. It has been carried out through a partnership between the Observatory of Central and East Africa and the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri).

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Anglo-Kenyan Relations (1920-2024) : Conflict, Alliance and a Redemptive Arc

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Sub-Saharan Africa Center
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Founded in 2007, Ifri's Sub-Saharan Africa center produces an in-depth analysis of the African continent and its security, geopolitical, political and socio-economic dynamics (in particular the phenomenon of urbanization). The Center aims to be both, through various publications and conferences, a space for disseminating analyzes intended for the media and the public but also a decision-making tool for political and economic actors with regard to the continent.

The center produces analyses for various organizations such as the Ministry of the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the French Development Agency (AFD) and even for various private supports. Its researchers are regularly interviewed by parliamentary committees.

The organization of events of various formats complements the production of analyzes by bringing the different spheres of the public space (academic, political, media, economic and civil society) to meet and exchange analytical tools and visions of the continent. The Sub-Saharan Africa Center regularly welcomes political leaders from different sub-Saharan African countries.

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The East and Central Africa Observatory is a 3-year research project (2023-2025) that Ifri is carrying out jointly with the French Institute of Research in Africa (IFRA) in Nairobi for the French Ministry of Defense, and more specifically its International Relations and Strategy Division (DGRIS). This observatory focuses on the main political, security and geopolitical developments taking place in the geographical areas covered by itself. This is achieved through the regular production of research notes, in English or French and the organization of an annual seminar around a key theme. For our research notes and conferences, we call on internationally acknowledged experts in the topics covered. This Observatory began in 2016, under the title of Observatory of Central and Southern Africa within Ifri's Sub-Saharan Africa Center. 55 notes were drafted between 2016 and 2020.

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