Who was Somali suicide bomber Luul Dahir?
She was, by almost all accounts, a rather wonderful woman - smart, helpful, and engaging - and a familiar presence behind the...
Climate of fear in Dadaab refugee camp leads many to consider repatriation
For Ibrahim Hussein, it was the final blow. When the Kenyan government ordered the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp following the...
Climate of fear in Dadaab refugee camp leads many to consider repatriation
For Ibrahim Hussein, it was the final blow. When the Kenyan government ordered the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp following the...
Thirty-five new Ebola cases hit Guinea and Sierra Leone
Ebola-hit Guinea and Sierra Leone saw a spike in new cases last week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, dashing hopes that...
After Ebola, Can Africa Take Lead in Responding to Health Emergencies?
Last month, a senior African Union (AU) official claimed international news media such as CNN and BBC had “overlooked Africa’s role” in...
CONFLICT TRENDS (NO. 37) REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN POLITICAL VIOLENCE, MAY 2015
Welcome to the May issue of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project’s (ACLED) Conflict Trends report. Each month, ACLED...
In Fight Against Extremism, Remember Africa
For more than a decade, Americans have watched terrorism and sectarian violence threaten the stability of the Middle East and our own...
The Anatomy of the Resource Curse: Predatory Investment in Africa’s Extractive Industries
With more than 20 countries possessing bountiful oil and mineral deposits, Africa is home to more resource-rich states than any other...
Kenya softens its position on proposed closure of Dadaab refugee camp
Kenya appears to have softened its stance on the imminent closure of a camp hosting more than a third of a million Somali refugees, weeks...
