...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) yesterday said it had pushed back an attempt by Al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
fighters to attack the main airport in Kismayo, a key port city in the south of the Horn of Africa nation. AMISOM said it had killed seven fighters in the battles and destroyed a vehicle with a mounted machine gun used to reach the airport.
Kismayo was a major source of revenue for Al-Shabaab until African forces ousted the group in October 2012. However,
alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk...
there have been violent festivities among local leaders in recent months as they vie for political control over the city.