The warring factions that have devastated Somalia have signed their latest, fourteenth peace agreement in neighbouring Kenya. A clear-eyed observer of his countrys affairs asks if it can open
The United States government bypassed the United Nations during the war in Iraq. Now, it is desperate to internationalise its military operation. Before the UN signs anything, its members should
With the war in Iraq over, George Bush and Tony Blair are still having difficulties convincing their critics that they were justified in taking this unprecedented military action. The capture
Harun Hassan takes notes in Bardhere, Somalia in 1993
Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, is one of the most dangerous places in the world, even if you are not a
As the American troops move closer to Baghdad, Donald Rumsfeld says that only one thing can halt the fighting the surrender of Saddam Hussein. But the chances of this happening
She dresses like Carol Vorderman, idolises Oprah Winfrey and, although she grew up in a male-dominated society where a man’s word is law, she likes to be seen as
