As the Shabab and Hizb Al-Islam militant groups battle it out for control of the southern port city of Kismayo, Somalia's future seems to be in the balance, writes Attiya Issawi
While the pitched battles between the Shabab and Hizb Al-Islam militant (...)
Having turned from a coup leader to elected president, Ould Abdel-Aziz may have bought himself a measure of legitimacy, but that doesn't make his job any easier, reckons Attiya Issawi
If things go well for Mauritania's new president, Mohamed Ould (...)
Attiya Issawi takes a hard look at the conundrum there and how to solve it
The Somali problem has reached levels of complexity that boggle the mind. No longer is it a matter of civil war where warlords fight for personal gain. Neighbouring countries (...)
