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Al-Shabaab

Somalia’s stance on peace missions — interference or local ownership?

Op-eds

Somalia’s stance on peace missions — interference or local ownership?

by: Meressa K Dessu

From conflict to cooperation: Rethinking security strategies in the Kenya-Ethiopia borderlands

Africa, Op-eds

From conflict to cooperation: Rethinking security strategies in the Kenya-Ethiopia borderlands

by: Guyo Turi

Six police killed in Kenya ‘by al-Shabaab’; Gabon approves coup leader Nguema for presidential vote

Africa

Six police killed in Kenya ‘by al-Shabaab’; Gabon approves coup leader Nguema for presidential vote

by: Reuters

Ebrahim Rasool’s remarks ‘unacceptable’ - US; South Sudan party pulls out of peace process

Africa

Ebrahim Rasool’s remarks ‘unacceptable’ - US; South Sudan party pulls out of peace process

by: Reuters

Uganda deploys special forces in South Sudan capital; Trump’s aid freeze blocks distribution of vital medicine

Africa

Uganda deploys special forces in South Sudan capital; Trump’s aid freeze blocks distribution of vital medicine

by: Reuters

Funding for Somalia’s new AU peace mission hangs in the balance

Op-eds

Funding for Somalia’s new AU peace mission hangs in the balance

by: Tamrat Zeyede, Dawit Yohannes, Meressa Kahsu, Tsion Belay and Emmaculate Liaga

Burundi’s possible troop withdrawal from Somalia risks a huge financial hit, threatens domestic stability

Op-eds

Burundi’s possible troop withdrawal from Somalia risks a huge financial hit, threatens domestic stability

by: Bram Verelst

Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn — the risk of new proxy wars is high

Africa, Politics, DM168

Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn — the risk of new proxy wars is high

by: Endalcachew Bayeh

Balancing security, ethics and humanity as drones become cheap weapons of war

South Africa, World

Balancing security, ethics and humanity as drones become cheap weapons of war

by: Lindy Heinecken

New AU mission for Somalia to tackle al-Shabaab — old problems, fresh solutions?

Africa, Maverick News, Op-eds

New AU mission for Somalia to tackle al-Shabaab — old problems, fresh solutions?

by: Meressa K Dessu, Dawit Yohannes and Tsion Belay

Community-oriented policing is the missing link in AU counter-terrorism operations

Maverick News

Community-oriented policing is the missing link in AU counter-terrorism operations

by: Meressa K Dessu

UN funds for AU peace operations — using Somalia as a critical test case

Africa, Op-eds

UN funds for AU peace operations — using Somalia as a critical test case

by: Maram Mahdi