What has the current regime in Somalia achieved in the two years of its existence?

Will the current strategy of the Somali government and the international community bring peace to Somalia?

The upcoming elections in South Africa might be an opportunity for change in the country and the whole continent.

A bitter colonial legacy and mismanagement of state power are key factors behind the violence in the CAR

The author serves up a five step plan to help achieve the goals set forth at the Brussels conference on Somalia.

Years of Kenyan intervention in southern Somalia tragically culminated in the Westgate bloodbath, Samatar writes.

President Obama’s symbolic visit to Africa will not usher any paradigm-shifting policies, writes Abdi Samatar.

There are few leaders left in Africa who are capable of steering the continent into a better direction.

There is a large gulf between the rhetoric of the presidential candidates and the reality of politics in Kenya.

Corruption and lack of national direction of a post-Mbeki ANC have become the features of the liberation party.