On its own, Chad is one of the poorest and most desperate countries in the world. Now, to make matters worse, Chad finds itself sandwiched between conflicts in Sudan and Central African Republic. Hundreds of thousands of refugees (pictured)......more
David Axe - Africa is Boring: May 2008 Archives
Brain Drain Dooms Somalia?
With peace talks in Djibouti underpinned by growing momentum for another round of U.N. peacekeeping, is Somalia on the verge of a turn-around following 17 years of conflict? Mark Bowden asked this question in a piece for The Philadelphia......more
U.N. Blue Berets Bump Ethiopians in Somalia?
Last week the U.N. Security Council approved a peacekeeping operation for Somalia. It’s the first step to actually deploying troops to the region. There are huge hurdles, of course. The last time the U.N. tried to intervene in the......more
U.N. to Somalia?
It’s about time: The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked Somalia for the first time in years and setting conditions for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers. The resolution urged......more
Good News? Security Improving at Mogadishu's Bakara Market Battleground?
Last week's bloody food riots in Mogadishu, Somalia, were a sad setback for a part of the city that is vital to Somalia's future. The riots, a spasm of the growing global food crisis, were centered on the central......more
Crashed U.S. Navy Drone Reveals Somalia Commando Deployment?
"A U.S. military drone crashed in a Somali coastal area south of Mogadishu today," a local government official and witnesses told AFP last week: "It’s a small unmanned American plane. It’s small and can be carried by three people,"......more
David Axe in the Horn of Africa
David Axe is freelance war correspondent based in Washington, D.C. He has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan,Lebanon, East Timor and Somalia....