The humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Somalia will make things worse
As Somalia braces for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, debt relief will not help prepare it for the financial and political catastrophe ahead....
The Continent – brilliant free African journalism
The Continent is a brilliant new venture from Simon Allison and the team at Mail&Guardian. It brings together fantastic writing from African journalists across...
Book Club: Fighting for Peace in Somalia
In the latest of our popular #BookClub feature, Paul Williams shares the key lessons of his important new book, and argues that fighting without...
Why it’s time for an amicable divorce between Somalia and Somaliland
Should other countries recognise Somaliland’s bid to become fully independent? It has a good case, argues Bill Snaddon, but many obstacles remain.
Somaliland declared independence...
Somalia: African solutions to African problems?
What can regional peacekeeping interventions like that of AMISOM in Somalia tell us about the reality of '"African Solutions to African Problems"? In a...
DIA BOOK CLUB: We do not have borders: Greater Somalia and...
As EU countries and the United States fortify their borders against refugees and illegal immigrants, Keren Weitzberg explores in her new book, We do...
The Uses and Abuses of Social Media in Africa
A recent conference at the University of Edinburgh went "Beyond the Hashtag" to explore the impact of social media in Africa. Don't worry if...
Africa in 2017: The political road ahead
Nic Cheeseman reflects on some of the discussions emerging from the recent Royal African Society event 'Africa in 2017: Prospects and Forecasts' at the...
Closing the camps: Kenya’s déjà-vu politics
Hanno Brankamp explores refugee politics in Kenya. The government's announced closure of its refugee camps is not just a worrying déjà-vu; it is driven by national politics...
Lucy Lowe on the politics of (im)mobility
The Bigger Picture Project at the University of Edinburgh has teamed up with Democracy in Africa to bring you videos from academics as well...