Monthly Archives: May 2017

Analysis Post: Minister Abas Abdullahi Sheikh killed in Mogadishu

The events that unfolded in Somalia this week are heartbreaking. The life of a promising young minister, Abas Abdullahi Sheikh, was taken away from him. To make matters worse, his tragic death was a “mistake”. This shines the light on a larger issue in Somalia: the constant conflict plaguing the country since the long-serving ruler Siad Barre was ousted in… Read more »

Analysis Post: Army Ends Pursuit of Joseph Kony

The name Joseph Kony at one point was a familiar name for most because of the horrors he caused that resulted in shock all over the world.  Kony was known for ordering the abduction of children to become child soilders and sex slaves. It is said that he caused 66,000 children to become soilders and two million people to become… Read more »

Analysis Post: Thankless, dangerous – the task of the Ebola burial boys in Sierra Leone

Everyone knows what Ebola is and what it did to some unfortunate countries in Africa. After the outbreak in 2014, we all thought that the disease was under control but what we didn’t know is that it isn’t under control and it comes at a cost for many people. What Alfred Jusson and many other people alongside him are doing,… Read more »

Tunisia court convicts 18 of ‘terrorism’

Tunis – A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced two people to death and 16 others to jail terms for acts of “terrorism” in 2014 during which a security guard was killed. Judiciary spokesman Sofiene Sliti told AFP that nine of those sentenced were tried in absentia. The two death sentences were handed down for the murder of the guard in… Read more »

Talks between rival Libya factions ‘make some progress’

Libya has been hit by war and chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 Talks between the two largest factions in war-torn Libya have made progress in reaching a deal to resolve the country’s political and economic crises, government officials say. They have agreed on joint efforts to fight extremism and boost the economy. But initial optimism that… Read more »

Somalia attack: Minister Abas Abdullahi Sheikh killed in Mogadishu

Somalia’s security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said. He was killed in his vehicle near the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, the officials added. The president has cut short his visit to Ethiopia following Abas Abdullahi Sheikh’s killing, state radio reports. He grew up in a refugee… Read more »

Algeria election – what you need to know

Algerian voters go to the polls on 4 May to elect a new parliament amid uncertainty over the health of the country’s ailing president, dwindling oil revenues, and instability on the borders with neighbouring countries. What is at stake? Ruling officials have been campaigning on one key slogan: Stability. But delivering on this promise will be a tall order for… Read more »

Somalia attack: Minister Abas Abdullahi Sheikh killed in Mogadishu

Somalia’s security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said.He was killed in his vehicle near the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, the officials added. The president has cut short his visit to Ethiopia following Abas Abdullahi Sheikh’s killing, state radio reports. He grew up in a refugee camp,… Read more »

Tunisia forces kill fighters planning Ramadan attack

A senior commander in an armed group blew himself up and another was shot dead during a raid by Tunisian security forces on Sunday. The men – suspected of having links with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch (AQIM) – were planning attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, according to a spokesman for… Read more »