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Devastation: More than 300 people were killed and 300 wounded in a truck bombing in Mogadishu in October 2017. No one claimed responsibility, but al-Shabab was blamed. (Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP)
AL SHABAB

US war in Somalia kills civilians

Ever-increasing air strikes since Donald Trump’s election are killing more and more innocent people

  • Simon Allison
6 min read
BILE ABDI

US Africa Command: Aid crusader or meddling giant?

The United States military presents its new Africa Command as a helping hand offering aid and training to the world’s poorest continent, but many Africans fear it could bring…

  • Pascal Fletcher
4 min read