In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
A 0.3% tax would generate enough to secure life’s necessities for many tens of millions of the world’s most vulnerable
South Africa’s deputy minister, Narend Singh, noted that lasting peace in Somalia can only be realised through negotiations
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Somaliland’s strategic value in the Horn of Africa means the repercussions of such a decision would be far-reaching
The World Bank estimated that in 2011, at the height of attacks, the pirates cost the world economy US$18 billion
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 Las Anod conflict complicates the mission for true independence from Somalia
Statistics released by the government show that about 50% of those who died are probably children
Although direct trade and financial links between Africa, Russia and Ukraine may be small, the main effect of the war will be civil strife in Africa driven by food and energy…
The militant group is supposed to be on the back foot, but it retains the capacity to execute deadly raids in the capital city
On average, five Somali journalists are killed every year, but in the absence of political will to change the situation, the killers are allowed to continue with impunity
Three countries in sub-Saharan Africa notorious for consistently executing people – Botswana, Somalia and South Sudan – were responsible for all the known judicial executions in…
When the infrastructure breaks, the social fabric frays, rape escalates and taps run dry, we curse the foreigner, who is always from another African country
People live a ‘hellish existence’ in countries such as South Sudan, northern Mozambique, the DRC but these are a blip on the international media’s news cycle
Desperate, hungry and thirsty, more and more people are flocking to Baidoa from rural areas of southern Somalia, one of the regions hardest hit by the drought that is engulfing…
African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation
Three consecutive rainy seasons have failed as the region has recorded its driest conditions since 1981
Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
