The Kenyan Shilling Takes a Beating Mark Leon Goldberg April 6, 2015 Al Shebaab’s terror campaign is starting to have a deleterious economy-wide consequence. “The sell-off that’s driven the Kenyan shilling to the lowest against the dollar in more than three years is poised to extend after the country’s deadliest attack by Islam...
How the Charcoal Trade Fuels Terrorism Mark Leon Goldberg February 22, 2012 The Security Council passed a sweeping resolution on Somalia today that boosted the number of peacekeepers there. The Council also slapped new restrictions on the Somali charcoal industry. Here's why.
The curious case of Kenya in Somalia Elizabeth Dickinson October 17, 2011 It was probably only a matter of time. After years of consternation about the crisis unfolding on its northern border, yesterday Kenyan troops at last made their move and entered Somalia, chasing down the militants who allegedly kidnapped aid workers in a refugee camp earlier this week.
