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Not just victims: Why understanding women’s roles in the conflict in Mozambique matters
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
Mozambique: Collapse of cotton may unravel fragile social fabric of Cabo Delgado
First came the insurgency. Then the humanitarian crisis. Now the remaining residents of Cabo Delgado are facing economic ruin
Mozambique’s Rapale camp: A transit to nowhere
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…
Al-Shabab’s terror in Mozambique
Amid reports of brutal, indiscriminate slaughter, civilians bear the brunt as villages are abandoned and the number of refugees nears half a million
Controls on remittances risk driving financial flows to Somalia underground
The regulations aim to prevent money laundering and financing terror organisations, but implementing them is proving to be difficult
Exclusive: The US military’s plans to cement its network of African bases
Formerly classified documents reveal an ambitious $330-million project to upgrade US military bases in Africa
‘The police shoot at journalists all the time’: Press freedom shrinks in Somalia
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…
Al-Shabab sends ‘a message’ to US with Kenya attack
The deadly attack on Camp Simba comes in response to a dramatic escalation in US drone strikes against the Islamist militant group
Secularism is not the answer to fundamentalist violence
A solution to religious fundamentalist violence is neither a secularist view nor religious in nature; it entails a blend of both.
US war in Somalia kills civilians
Ever-increasing air strikes since Donald Trump’s election are killing more and more innocent people
Nairobi attack highlights ‘new generation’ of Shabab recruits
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliate has mainly used recruits from Kenya’s ethnic Somali community or coastal Muslim communities
Kenya suffers Somali blowback
Kenya said it invaded Somalia to protect its citizens, but the attack in Nairobi this week shows this has failed
Kenya terror attack highlights security challenges
Kenya’s security agencies are under scrutiny following the latest attack on a hotel compound
Kenya police scour rubble as hotel attack toll jumps to 21
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
Kenyatta announces end to al-Shabab attack in Nairobi
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the nation to remain calm following a 20-hour siege at the DusitD2 hotel complex