The attack was the first major outbreak of violence in Mogadishu, the country’s capital, since the election of a new president in May. The insurgent group Al Shabab claimed responsibility.
Author: Abdi Latif Dahir
How Raila Odinga Lost His Stronghold, Then Kenya’s Presidency
In his fifth, and possibly last, bid for president, Raila Odinga failed to enthuse a crucial bloc of voters in his own backyard that would have catapulted him to the top job.
Who Is William Ruto, Kenya’s New President Elect?
Mr. Ruto grew up poor, tending his family’s livestock in a remote village. As a presidential candidate, he appealed to the “hustler nation” of disenfranchised strivers, saying he was once like them.
The Troubles of Kenya’s China-Funded Train
Five years after its launch, the railway has become associated with debt, dysfunction and criminal inquiries, and it is now a lightning rod in Tuesday’s election.
W.H.O. Warns Against ‘Apathy’ in Efforts to Contain Covid in Africa
The warning came two days after the W.H.O., a United Nations agency, declared that Covid-19 was still a global public health emergency that was not going anywhere.
Ethnic Killings in Ethiopia Add to Crisis
Allegations of a second recent ethnic massacre in the restive region of Oromia further destabilize a country already coping with civil war in a northern region.
Commonwealth’s Fissures Exposed at Week of Meetings
This year’s summit for the group of nations came as they grappled with the place of the monarchy, and as many were forging connections with powers like China and Russia.
Commonwealth Meeting in Rwanda Has a Long Agenda. Human Rights Isn’t on It.
A summit of the organization that was born out of the embers of the British Empire is being held for the first time in the African country, but discussion of the host’s alleged abuses is conspicuously missing.
‘We Are Not Safe’: Ethiopians Flee Massacre That Killed Hundreds
The massacre in Oromia, the nation’s largest region, came as the country grappled with a grueling civil war and the worst drought in decades.