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George Obulutsa | Sun Jun 11, 2017 | Reuters The Pentagon said it had carried out an air strike on al Shabaab in Somalia on Sunday, and Somalia said its special forces had joined in the attack to destroy one of the jihadist insurgent group's main training and command posts. The office of President Mohamed Abdullahi said the base was located on Sakow, in the Middle Juba … [Read more...] about U.S. conducts strike on al Shabaab, Somalia says training base destroyed

Mahmoud Mourad | Sun Jun 11, 2017 | Reuters Egypt will maintain administrative control over two Red Sea islands it is looking to transfer to Saudi Arabia, according to a government report advising parliament on the terms of the agreement. Parliament on Sunday began discussions of the controversial transfer of the two islands, Tiran and Sanafir, to Saudi Arabia. The … [Read more...] about Egypt says will retain administration of Red Sea islands after Saudi transfer

Max Bearak | June 8, 2017 | The Washington Post A large contingent of al-Shabab militants stormed a Somali military encampment on Thursday, killing dozens of government-aligned soldiers and civilian bystanders. The incident was rare in its brutality — many of the dead reportedly were beheaded — as well as its location in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, hundreds … [Read more...] about Al-Shabab militants storm army base in Somalia, killing dozens

 Jess Auerbach | May 13, 2017 | The Conversation It’s not often that you get to create a new university from scratch: space, staff – and curriculum. But that’s exactly what we’re doing in Mauritius, at one of Africa’s newest higher education institutions. And decoloniality is central to our work. I am a member of the Social Science Faculty at the African Leadership … [Read more...] about What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences