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A hasty withdrawal from Somalia
By U.S. troops can’t be everywhere forever. But the Trump administration hasn’t made a good case for its recently…
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Strengthening Youth Engagement in Agriculture towards Resilience Building in Africa Post COVID-19
By Nomathemba Mhlanga and Victoria Mwirichia The outbreak of COVID-19 has seen livelihoods disproportionally affected and the vulnerability of various…
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Somalia: US must not abandon civilian victims of its air strikes after troop withdrawal
By Amnesty International The US military must not wash its hands of international legal obligations towards civilian victims of US…
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AFRICOM set for budget boost; says troops pulled out of Somalia will stay in East Africa
By JOHN VANDIVER | STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command is slated to get almost $40 million more than the Pentagon sought…
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OP-ED: Somalia must learn to stand alone
By Hassan Sheikh Mohamud In March 1977, Ethiopia and Somalia edged toward war over the region of Ogaden, which both…
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What Ethiopia’s crisis means for Somalia
By Vanda Felbab-Brown With many around the world focused on the dangerous military confrontation in Ethiopia, Somalia too…
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Protection of media freedom crucial now more than ever
By Lisa Stadelbauer COVID-19 has radically changed the lives of each and every one of us over the past few…
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Why do Somali presidents last for only one term in office?
By Ali Said Ali Since Somalia’s first interim President got elected in Djibouti after the civil war two decades ago,…
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Trump’s short-sighted request to withdraw troops from Somalia
By Katherine Zimmerman President Trump has requested plans to withdraw US troops from Somalia, where the US military is fighting…
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Renewed at 75, with a sense of purpose as relevant as ever
By Dr. QU Dongyu The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three-quarters of a century later,…
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