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Business people in Somaliland have to jump through hoops, but a better future is now on the horizon.

Photo's by Petterik Wiggers A tortoise strides along one side of the sandy path, while a hare darts past on the other. The sandy track...

While the war around Iran rages, the militarisation of the nearby Horn of Africa continues in Somaliland

Photo's by Petterik Wiggers It is only when Ayante Sakal is in his crane, 75 meters above the quays of the port of Berbera in...

South Sudan sliding into war

Some wars maybe more painfull than others for an outsider. Violence has taken over hope, in a nation we all wished so well. The...

The prophetpreneurship of Shepherd Bushiri

By Mbrose Kolawole Dada and Janelle Vermaak-Griessel In a widely viewed YouTube sermon called 3 Types of Keys, a preacher, dressed in a sky blue...

“Somaliland is now a reality; thanks to Israel, there’s no turning back.”

Certainly, Israel's recognition has made us enemies, says Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi at his official residence in the capital, Hargeisa. Abdullahi, just back...

Massive anger and fear toward the rebels who occupy Eastern Congo

Fear and survival: Reflections on a year under M23 rule in Goma By Mushaga Akili,  a journalist based in Goma, working under a pseudonym because...

Somalia is facing a disastrous drought. Rainfall levels are 60% below average

Newsflash Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country’s humanitarian crisis, the...

More and more fighting is taking place in South Sudan. Again the focus is on the – so much misunderstood- White Army

By Jan Pospisil The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace...

After the handshakes the war continues in Congo.

A trip in Eastern Congo By Ladi Lutu, pseudonym for a Congolese journalist based in the east of the country  I took the road from Kamanyola...
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