Op-eds

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

By Meressa K Dessu

Africa

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

By Guyo Turi

Africa

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

By Reuters

Africa

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

By Reuters

Africa

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

By Reuters

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

Op-eds

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

By Bram Verelst

Africa

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

By Endalcachew Bayeh

South Africa

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

By Lindy Heinecken

Africa

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

By Meressa K Dessu, Dawit Yohannes and Tsion Belay

Maverick News

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

By Meressa K Dessu

Africa

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

By Maram Mahdi