Somalia

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • 7 min read

US armed UAV precedent will hinder global rules-making

The end of Obama's tenure has reopened debates about US armed drone use as capabilities proliferate

International
  • Jan 22, 2016
  • 2 min read

Regional force to face an uphill battle in Somalia

Militant group al-Shabab has staged high-profile attacks on civilian and military targets

Somalia
  • Jan 4, 2016
  • 7 min read

Somalia will mark transition in 2016, if not change

Intra-state tensions and continued al-Shabaab attacks threaten Somalia's political transition

Somalia
  • Nov 27, 2015
  • 2 min read

ISG offers little to al-Shabaab's Somalia aims for now

A small pro-ISG faction is eliciting a tough response from al-Shabaab's leadership which sees no natural fit with ISG

Somalia
  • Nov 10, 2015
  • 7 min read

Prospects for East Africa, Great Lakes, Horn in 2016

The fallout from controversial presidential term limits will be one of next year's defining features

East Africa
  • Oct 26, 2015
  • 2 min read

ISG pledge signals divisions within Somalia militants

A small faction of al-Shabaab operating in Puntland pledged allegiance to Islamic State group

Somalia
  • Sep 28, 2015
  • 2 min read

UK troops will not stem African refugees, help peace

The UK prime minister's commitment lends credence to his foreign policy rhetoric, but little else

Somalia
  • Sep 16, 2015
  • 7 min read

Policy gaps to persist on regional migration in Horn

Population movements in the Horn bear down mainly on neighbouring states, raising the significance of regional policy

Africa