Building Professional Police Forces
Training and Strong Institutions Trump Mere Numbers
Kenya was still reeling from a bloody 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Shopping Mall when al-Shabaab extremists unleashed another high-profile assault on the nation.
On April 2, 2015,…
Musicians Fight Back Against Extremism
Morocco’s Gnawa festival attracts hundreds of thousands of people — but it’s about more than music and color. It has come to symbolize the fight against ISIS and extremism.
Each Gnawa group, or Islamic “brotherhood,” is dressed in…
Eritrean Rider is ‘King of the Mountains’
A 26-year-old bicyclist from Eritrea was honored as the King of the Mountains during the sixth stage at the Tour de France in July 2015.
Daniel Teklehaimanot proudly put on the maillot à pois rouges, also known as the polka dot jersey,…
Kenyan Athletes Walk for Peace
Top Kenyan athletes, including former world marathon record holders Wilson Kipsang and Tegla Loroupe, staged a 22-day “Walk for Peace” against ethnic violence.
Cattle rustling and revenge killings among rival communities are common in…
Ethiopia Has First Film at Cannes
A boy, a sheep and a stunning mountain landscape. These are the three stars of Lamb, a poignant film directed by 36-year-old Yared Zeleke. In May 2015, it became Ethiopia’s first entry in France’s prestigious Cannes International Film…
Mauritania Signs Historic Fishing Accord with EU
Mauritania and the European Union (EU) announced in July 2015 that they had signed a “win-win” fishing accord after 16 months of heated debate.
The EU bloc will contribute $112 million per year to Mauritania’s fishing industry, down from…
U.S./AU Join to Create Disease Prevention Center
The United States and the African Union signed an agreement on April 13, 2015, to create the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairwoman of the African…
U.S. Sends Protective Gear To Zambian Peacekeepers
The U.S. donated $850,000 worth of military gear to Zambia to help protect the country’s peacekeepers during their deployment in the Central African Republic.
The gear includes uniforms, helmets, boots and other protective items, the…
Kenya to Curb Sugar Smuggling that Funds Extremism
When Kenyan police arrested six men in the vast Dadaab refugee camp near the Somali border in April 2015, their aim was to dismantle a decades-old sugar-smuggling trade that is funding Somali militants waging war on Kenya.
The arrests,…
Tutu Supports Campaign for Older People
Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu is lending his support to a campaign to ensure the rights of older people. The Nobel laureate wants the issue included in the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals scheduled to be finished in late…