Somalia: Far from a failed state?
Somalia: Far from a failed state? With leaders from more than 50 countries and international organisations due to gather this week for the London Conference on Somalia, BBC Africa analyst…
You lazy intellectual African Scum!
They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute,…
A New Year, A Changed Africa? 2012 New Year Resolutions
As is customary with the New Year, it’s time to reflect upon Africa’s socio-economic development in 2011. Hands down, the top three items that would behoove inclusion are…
Somalia: Liberal Paradise
Somalia: Liberal Paradise Capitalism is a system based upon property rights. In a capitalist society the primary function of government is to protect individuals’ rights to life, liberty and property.…
USAID Fact Sheet – Horn of Africa Drought
press release U.S. Agency for International Development Fact Sheet #12, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011: KEY DEVELOPMENTS • The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance throughout the Horn of…
Twenty Years of Collapse and Counting
By John Norris, Bronwyn Bruton SOURCE: AP/Farah Abdi The international community has collectively spent just over $55 billion responding to Somalia since 1991. The Cost of Failure in Somalia The…
Dadaab: A place of hope and fortune?
By SAMANTHA SPOONER Halimo Mohamed Ali is a business woman in Dagahely market, Dadaab. She started out with just her rations when she arrived in 1992. SAMANTHA SPOONER | AFRICA REVIEW |…
An Economic Perspective on the Refugee Crisis in Africa’s Horn
By:Anne W. Kamau Political repression, conflicts, drought and economic instability have resulted in twin humanitarian crises in the horn of Africa: widespread famine and an influx of refugees and internally…
How have things changed?
IN THE worst hunger crisis the world has seen this century, in the Horn of Africa, 29,000 children may already have perished. More are certain to. But apart from hand-wringing,…
Somalia Lastest: Famine, Elections and Truces
The famine in Somalia has spread to a sixth region and now directly effects four million people, about 750,000 of whom face the risk of death. On Monday, the United…