Siad Barre
Rewiring the city

Rewiring the city

How informal energy initiatives in the Somali city of Hargeisa are lighting up a once-dark city The southern periphery of Somaliland’s capital, Hargeisa, is a line of hills offering a panoramic view of the expanding...

Insurgent strength, government demise

Insurgent strength, government demise

Despite millions of dollars in foreign aid, lawlessness and injustice remain deeply entrenched within Somalia’s inter-clan rivalries Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militants have suffered a variety of attacks recently, having...