By Bravin Onditi Somalia's modern politics has been shaped by a recurring tension between the ambitions of incumbents and the discipline of the electoral calendar. Since the central state collapsed in 1991, nearly every transfer of power has been negotiated rather than voted for, and almost every administration has eventually found reasons to delay the …

Pastoralism remains one of the most important livelihood systems in the Horn of Africa, supporting millions of people through livestock keeping and small-scale agriculture