Africa

Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser takes his seat before testifying at a hearing.

Foreign Policy

US Africa commander says Somalia airstrikes won’t defeat al Shabab

Jamie McIntyre -

February 7, 2019 6:50 pm

Supporters of President John Dramani Mahama celebrate in the streets after he was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. President Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner despite widespread technical glitches with the machines used to identify voters and protests by the country's opposition which claims the vote was rigged. (AP Photo/Christian Thompson)

Foreign Policy

US stops issuing visas after Ghana refuses to take back deportees

Anna Giaritelli -

February 1, 2019 4:28 am

Beltway Confidential

Rorke’s Drift: 140 years ago, Britain’s greatest last-stand victory

Tom Rogan -

January 30, 2019 5:01 am

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, a health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. The current Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo has become a testing ground with one aid group for the first time treating confirmed Ebola victims in individual biosecure units used in emergencies involving highly infectious diseases.

Beltway Confidential

Climate change doesn’t cause pandemics, poor governance does

Michael Rubin -

January 28, 2019 3:05 pm

Fire and smoke rises from an explosion in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. An upscale hotel complex in Kenya's capital came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire. The al-Shabab extremist group based in neighboring Somalia claimed responsibility and said its members were still fighting inside.

National Security

US stops touting how many al Shabaab terrorists it’s killed in Somalia

Jamie McIntyre -

January 24, 2019 5:12 pm

Workers dry salted fish at a slum in the coastal area on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Beltway Confidential

Don’t let climate change ‘solutions’ halt the miraculous progress against world poverty

Kathleen Hartnett White -

January 24, 2019 1:30 pm

Al-Shabab fighters march with their weapons during military exercises on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. In early April, a few dozen U.S. troops from the 101st Airborne Division were deployed to Somalia to advise that country in its fight against al-Shabab extremists. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File)

Foreign Policy

US airstrikes kill 52 Islamic militants in Somalia

Sean Higgins -

January 19, 2019 11:45 pm

Family members including the mother of Abdalla, center, prepare to pray over the bodies of Abdalla Dahir and Feisal Ahmed, who were both killed in Tuesday's attack, at a mosque in Nairobi, Kenya.

Foreign Policy

In deadly Nairobi attack, stories of fear, bravery, and loss

Associated Press -

January 19, 2019 6:04 pm

National Security

Navy SEAL named one of service’s four fleet master chiefs

Diana Stancy Correll -

January 11, 2019 8:24 pm

Somali security forces walk past destroyed shops after a car bomb attack at a busy junction in the Wadajir district of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Heartless, but true: There’s no reason for US troops to be in Somalia

Daniel DePetris -

January 8, 2019 1:30 pm

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Tag: Africa

US Africa commander says Somalia airstrikes won’t defeat al Shabab

US stops issuing visas after Ghana refuses to take back deportees

Rorke’s Drift: 140 years ago, Britain’s greatest last-stand victory

Climate change doesn’t cause pandemics, poor governance does

US stops touting how many al Shabaab terrorists it’s killed in Somalia

Don’t let climate change ‘solutions’ halt the miraculous progress against world poverty

US airstrikes kill 52 Islamic militants in Somalia

In deadly Nairobi attack, stories of fear, bravery, and loss

Navy SEAL named one of service’s four fleet master chiefs

Heartless, but true: There’s no reason for US troops to be in Somalia

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