Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Addis Ababa, 9 October 2015 (WIC) – Ambassador Francisco Madeira, of Mozambique, has been appointed to replace Ambassador Amman Sidikou of Niger as the Special Representative of the AU Chairperson for Somalia and Head of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The AU Commission Chairperson, Dr. Dlamini-Zuma, made the announcement on Wednesday (October 7). Ambassador Madeira […]

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The district commissioner (DC) of Diinsoor Ibrahim Mohamed Nur Shig Shigow has announced that Somali Gov’t troops will step up fighting against Al shabaab militants. Speaking to Radio Shabelle, Mr Shig-shigow said Somali military and AMISOM forces are currently launching operations in Bidaar Hoosle, Buulogeey and Misirle villages, all located in the outskirts of Diinsoor […]

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AP Thematic Tags Peacekeeping Country/Region AMISOMSomalia Addis Ababa, 7 October 2015: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, today, appointed Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira, of Mozambique, as her Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in replacement of Ambassador Maman Sambo Sidikou […]

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MILITANT group al-Shabaab today warned of bloodshed as they vowed violence against British troops when they arrive in Somalia to help tackle extremism. By LEVI WINCHESTER AP al-Shabaab fighters during a military exercise in Somalia It was last week announced that British personnel will be sent to besieged East Africa to provide support for the peacekeeping effort, […]

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From The Institute for Security Studies Who is doing the most for world peace? Heads of state at the special summit on United Nations (UN) peacekeeping in New York last week seemed to compete with one another as they stepped behind the microphone and rattled off the figures of their peacekeeping contributions. ‘India has contributed […]

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October 2, 2015by Semiha Abdulmelik It is proving to be a trying year for the African Union’s democratic agenda and emerging conflict prevention architecture. Since the first months of 2015, it has been preoccupied with the unfolding situation in Burundi, where President Nkurunziza pursued and got a third term despite the violent domestic unrest and subsequent […]

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  In 2011, at the height of piracy attacks along the Somali coastline and the Gulf of Aden, 237 separate attacks were reported. This figure has fallen drastically over the years, with only 12 attacks being reported in 2014. This decline has been attributed to the collective efforts of the international community to address Somali […]

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The head of the U.S. military’s Africa Command, on a visit to Uganda, on Wednesday awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit to six Ugandan military officers, including the country’s top military commander, according to the U.S. Embassy in Uganda. Gen. David M. Rodriguez bestowed the awards, including to Uganda’s top commander, […]

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Ugandan soldiers. Photo: File Kampala/Juba, September 29, 2015 (SSNA) — Ugandan military Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Ankunda said Kampala is not preparing to pull its troops out of south Sudan, citing lack of military withdrawal request from South Sudanese government. The recently signed power sharing deal stipulates that all foreign forces must leave South Sudan within […]

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From the Djiboutian Hundreds of British troops are to be deployed to East Africa to help counter Islamist extremists and help UN peacekeepers, David Cameron announced last night. A group of 70 Armed Forces personnel will go to Somalia, where African Union forces are fighting jihadis from Al-Shabaab. A second force of up to 300 […]

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