By Aggrey Mutambo More by this AuthorSomalia’s militant group al-Shabaab has increased raids in Mogadishu, taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic. The group has launched fewer attacks outside Somalia in 2020 even though those in the country have been deadly. Analysts at the Africa Policy Institute in Nairobi, however, say the pandemic coupled with intensified targets have reduced room for manoeuvre. “We are witnessing a worrying upsurge in al-Shabaab attacks in Mogadishu and several other regions,” Swan said. Al-Shabaab even set up a Covid-19 committee in Somalia, a strategy it used to draw public sympathy, she says.

Source: Daily Nation August 24, 2020 15:38 UTC