Parents and communities can have a role in improving Bristol’s inner-city school attainment.
For the last ten years, I have seen, year after year, parents complaining attainment levels of their children in the inner-city schools of Bristol...
In Somalia—or Afghanistan—Can Insurgent Defections Change a War’s Course?
When a former deputy head of al-Shabaab turned up last August in a Mogadishu hotel to denounce the extremist armed group, government officials were...
Al-Shabaab man sentence is reduced to 15 years
A 35-year-old man who pleaded guilty to being a member of Al-Shabaab terror group six years ago, will now serve 15 years in jail...
Subdued Al-Shabaab helps Kenya grow tourism numbers
NAIROBI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Reduced attacks by the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab on the Kenyan soil helped the country grow tourism numbers by...
Somaliland minister seeks energy investment from UAE
A Somaliland government minister is in the UAE to drum up investment for power projects to stabilise the self-declared state’s precarious economy where energy...
Can Federalism be Panacea for all Grievances among Somalis?
As promulgated in the Provisional Constitution “Somalia is a federal, sovereign and democratic republic founded on inclusive representation of the people, a multiparty system...
Child Abductions Rise amid South Sudan’s Grinding Civil War
It's been almost two years since Deng Machar's three young children were abducted from his home and likely sold for cattle. Sitting in South...
Surfing and yoga on the beach is helping heal victims of Somalia’s war
Somalia has the longest coastline in mainland Africa, stretching more than 3,000 kilometers (1880 miles) across the Horn.
But for decades, those pristine beaches remained...
Three men are charged with murder over fatal stabbing of prisoner, 25, at Wormwood...
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that three men have been charged with murder, following the fatal stabbing of 25-year-old Khader Saleh at HMP Wormwood...
Blatter considering legal action against FIFA
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, currently serving a ban from the sport, told Reuters on Thursday he is considering legal action against the global...