Africa
US will soon redeploy troops in Somalia: the mission and key goals
US troops in Djibouti in 2003 on a mission to watch terrorist groups in countries that include Somalia. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty…
Africa
The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
Tanzanian leader Julius Nyerere, a Swahili advocate. Keystone/Getty Images John M. Mugane, Harvard University Once just an obscure island dialect of an…
Africa
Dipole: the 'Indian Niño' that has brought devastating drought to East Africa
Rob Marchant, University of York A severe drought threatens millions of people in East Africa. Crop harvests are well below normal and…