US troops in Somalia rise to 900, House votes not to withdraw
The presence of US troops in Somalia helps the Islamist insurgency Al Shabaab recruit, exacerbating the very violence...
Ann Garrison is a Black Agenda Report Contributing Editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2014, she received the Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Democracy and Peace Prize for promoting peace through her reporting on conflict in the African Great Lakes Region. She can be reached on Twitter @AnnGarrison and at ann(at)anngarrison(dot)com.