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Why Somalis aren't benefiting from rollback of IslamistsThe past year's offensive against Islamist militia Al Shabab should have opened territory for aid groups to operate in. But security and funding shortages remain problems.
In Somali capital, a year without Islamist militiaOne year after the forced departure of Islamist militia Al Shabab, Mogadishu is rebuilding and prospering. But residents worry the group may return.- Mali, Shari'a, and the MediaReporting tends to portray Islamic Sharia law as barbaric. Guest blogger Alex Thurston writes that this tendency hinders a chance to understand countries like Mali in their complexity.
With draft constitution, Somalia draws closer to democracySomalia has lacked a working government since 1991, when its last elected government collapsed. Its newest draft constitution puts it on a path toward elections and legitimacy.
Lions in Nairobi? A new suburban problemOn the outskirts of Kenya's capital city, stray lions from Nairobi National Park have begun to prey on domestic herds. Masai herdsmen threaten to take action if the government doesn't.聽- Will Ethiopian crackdown stir Islamist backlash?Peaceful protests continue in Addis Ababa this week among Muslims angry over what they see as Ethiopian government interference. The government sees foreign extremist threat.
A year after freedom, South Sudanese languish up northConflict and poverty stand in the way of perhaps 40,000 South Sudanese whose bags were packed a year ago but are now stranded in squatter camps of the north.
After death of Ghana's president, a calm transitionAfter the death of President John Evans Atta Mills, Ghana peacefully transferred power to its vice president 鈥� a reminder that not all political transitions in West Africa are violent.- If all goes well, Somalia soon may have a governmentSeen by World Bank and UN monitoring group as 'corrupt' and 'incompetent,' Somalia's interim government has a deadline within a month to transition to a permanent government.
African Union gets a South African leader, lending the group heftObservers hope that the long-deadlocked African Union will wield more influence with the economic and political power of South Africa behind it.
As Kenya's Olympians run, a divided nation has chance to uniteEthnic divisions following the 2007 elections drove some Kenyan communities to violence. Some now see the upcoming Olympic Games as a chance for national unity.
Sudan: 'Arab Spring' protests wane, but activists remain optimisticSudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been a 'genius' at cracking down on opposition, activists say. But the government's control may work to its disadvantage, as economic woe continues.
New trouble in Congo Instability in Congo affects human rights there, and the cost of cellphones in the US.- Nigerian military plans major operation after Jos attacksNigerian military will launch sweeping operations in villages around the city of Jos, where suspected insurgents responsible for last weekend's deadly ethnic attacks are thought to be hiding.
- Inside Sudan's prisons: Sudanese protesters speak outSudan's National Intelligence Security Service, blamed for the arrests and detention of some 2,000 protesters in the past month, are using torture, activists say.聽
- Guest blog: 10 Absurd Violations of Freedom of AssociationGuest blogger Mary McGuire lists countries that have criminalized some of the聽fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Why aid money has returned to MalawiAid donors, such as the US Millennium Challenge Corporation, have reinstated aid projects that had been suspended because of authoritarian policies of Malawi's previous leader.
- Somalia sends troops to rescue aid workers nabbed by piratesSoldiers for the transitional Somali government in Mogadishu have increasingly taken on pirate gangs, as they extend their authority outside of Mogadishu.
- Nigeria's Boko Haram takes credit for Sunday attacks on 海角大神sThe Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram says its men killed dozens of 海角大神s near the town of Jos and warned 海角大神s to 'embrace Islam or they will be attacked.'
After attacks, Kenyan Muslims guard 海角大神 churchesIn Kenya, attacks on 海角大神 churches in the Muslim-majority town of Garissa killed 17 people July 1. Now, local Muslim leaders are patrolling to help protect the churches.