Not only are women most affected by the strife, they have roles in Islamist militant group al-Shabab and their inclusion in talks is key to lasting peace
First came the insurgency. Then the humanitarian crisis. Now the remaining residents of Cabo Delgado are facing economic ruin
The strife in Cabo Delgado has displaced more than 800 000 people. Some have found their way to the Rapale transit centre, where they are struggling to survive as foreign and…
Amid reports of brutal, indiscriminate slaughter, civilians bear the brunt as villages are abandoned and the number of refugees nears half a million
The regulations aim to prevent money laundering and financing terror organisations, but implementing them is proving to be difficult
Formerly classified documents reveal an ambitious $330-million project to upgrade US military bases in Africa
Fewer journalists have been killed since President Farmajoo came to power in 2017, but general freedom of expression has been sharply curtailed, as detailed in a new Amnesty…
The deadly attack on Camp Simba comes in response to a dramatic escalation in US drone strikes against the Islamist militant group
A solution to religious fundamentalist violence is neither a secularist view nor religious in nature; it entails a blend of both.
Ever-increasing air strikes since Donald Trump’s election are killing more and more innocent people
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliate has mainly used recruits from Kenya’s ethnic Somali community or coastal Muslim communities
Kenya said it invaded Somalia to protect its citizens, but the attack in Nairobi this week shows this has failed
Kenya’s security agencies are under scrutiny following the latest attack on a hotel compound
The police chief revised the death toll to 21 from 14, saying the victims included 16 Kenyans, one American, one Briton and three of African descent
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the nation to remain calm following a 20-hour siege at the DusitD2 hotel complex
Security forces worked throughout the night to secure the DusitD2 compound, which includes a 101-room hotel, spa, restaurant and office buildings
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
As the US bids farewell to former US President George H.W. Bush, in Africa he is remembered most for his failed bid to stabilise Somalia
A man involved in the attack that killed hundreds in Somalia’s capital was executed as the country commemorated the first anniversary of the blast
Containing Al-Shabab in Kenya doesn’t directly reduce the group’s standing inside Somalia
