Alex Dick-Godfrey

Don’t Give Up on the African Union Mission Yet
Friday, May 27, 2016 - 06:16
Somalia's most effective institution and its biggest driver of stability, AMISOM is the only force that can counter al-Shabab and hold territory.
United Nations: Harsh Realities and Hard Lessons
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 08:12
International peacekeeping missions in Sudan and South Sudan received a lot of bad press last week from a number of different sources. Together these reports challenge a basic tenant of United States (U.S.) policy toward Africa–that peacekeeping missions, in their current form, work.
Al Shabaab, AMISOM, and the United States
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 09:02
In a recent article on the Daily Maverick, Simon Allison identifies the “surprisingly perceptive” core message of al Shabaab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane’s recent propaganda audio message.