The world’s most powerful military force mistook a woman and a child for a man in rural Somalia, killed them, and decided their deaths were no one’s fault
The militant group is supposed to be on the back foot, but it retains the capacity to execute deadly raids in the capital city
Informal banking and trade are both a lifeline for local communities and a grey area for terror financing, requiring progressive efforts to develop rather than de-risk
Ending violence against children is one of the most important priorities, but it won’t happen without political leadership
Amnesty International has released a report that implicates Al-Shabaab, the military and mercenaries in atrocities in Cabo Delgado province
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security…
The violence in Cabo Delgado province by al-Shabaab (the youth) can be linked to jihadist influence, the continued marginalisation of Muslim people, and the lure of income from…
Researches have looked at how climate change has affected the UN mission in Somalia and how it has strengthened radical groups
Kenya has announced that it plans to close Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp, by the end of August
Shroud of secrecy around civilian deaths masks possible war crimes
The attack at DusitD2 is the first in Nairobi in five years, when gunmen stormed the city’s Westgate shopping mall, killing at least 67 people
The country is losing trees at an alarming rate to an illicit charcoal trade that partly bankrolls its Islamist insurgency
Infighting has plunged the federal government into disarray and exposed its dysfunction
Trump’s new relaxed rules of engagement are killing civilians and breeding the next generation of anti-US fighters.
Unlike other tragedies such as Las Vegas and Manchester, there has been no outpouring on social media for the deadly blast in Somalia.
Without Aamin Ambulance, the horrifying death toll would have been even higher
At least 276 people have been killed and 300 injured by a massive truck bomb that tore through a busy shopping district of Mogadishu
World leaders from the United States, Britain, Canada and France on Sunday strongly condemned the weekend suicide bombing.
"People are being lifted out of poverty, incomes are up, the middle class is growing and young people like you are harnessing technology."
The upcoming AU summit in South Africa will likely see issues such as Boko Haram and the Burundi protests steal attention away from development talks.
