Ideas To understand Mozambique’s insurgency look at local unrest, not global jihad What began as a homegrown Islamic protest movement in the country’s north is metastasizing, along with the crisis it created. By Tristan McConnell
Thorn of Africa Mogadishu is a shattered city, but fragments of its old beauty remain, says Tristan McConnell. By Tristan McConnell
Hard times for the wabenzi Are the days numbered for Kenya’s wabenzi, the Big Men who cruise the potholed roads, cushioned from the bone-shaking… By Tristan McConnell