Somalia

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