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
The Somali federal government and federal states must integrate climate risks into their security planning. This will enhance their ability to prevent climate-related violence
Abdallae Ahmed Mumin recalls being shot at and threatened in the line of duty. He escaped with his life, but not all his peers were so lucky.
Mozambique is starting to accept it needs more than private military aid to fight the Islamic State insurgency
South Africa was willing to assist, but the Mozambican government would not allow foreign military forces to get involved
In the Mozambican province wracked by a violent insurgency, the convenient labelling of those rising up against the predatory elite paints a picture that is far from reality
Amnesty International has released a report that implicates Al-Shabaab, the military and mercenaries in atrocities in Cabo Delgado province
Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one
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.
