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Who Profits From Kenya's War in Somalia?

A report by researcher Ben Rawlence for Journalists for Justice examines the illegal trade in sugar and charcoal, and finds that senior Kenya Defence Forces figures are involved in both. Even worse, in doing so they are collaborating with al-Shabaab, and providing the militant group with a vital source of revenue, writes Simon Allison for the Institute for Security Studies.

  • East Africa:   Who Profits From Kenya's War in Somalia?

    ISS, 7 December 2015

    It has been more than four years since the Kenyan Defence Force (KDF) crossed the border into Somalia, and Kenyans are entitled to ask what exactly their troops are still doing… Read more »

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Kenyan Army and Amison Forces (file photo).

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