Somali Diaspora in Africa and Giving Back to Somalia

 The August 2026 issue of Africa Spectrum includes an "Introduction to the Special Issue: Giving in Somali Diaspora Humanitarianism in Africa" by Nauja Kleist and Mark Bardbury.

The articles in this special issue of Africa Spectrum demonstrate that Somali diaspora humanitarian engagement is continuously evolving and comes in many forms.  It is influenced by gender, generation, educational background, and socio-economic circumstances.  

The issue is unique in that it focuses on the Somali diaspora in a number of African countries and not the diaspora in North America or Europe.  

China's Economic Excursion to Africa

The winter 2016 edition of the Cornel International Law Journal is devoted to China-Africa economic issues. It contains the following articles, all of which are available on-line:

--Who is in Charge? State Power and Agency in Sino-African Relations by Padraig Carmody and Peter Kragelund.

--The Environmental Impact of China's Investment in Africa by David H. Shinn.

--Social Responsibility or Development Responsibility? What is the Environmental Impact of Chinese Investments in Africa: What are its Drivers, and What are the Possibilities for Action by Tang Xiaoyang and Irene Yuan Sun.

--Constructing Africa: Chinese Investment, Infrastructure Deficits and Development by Olufunmilayo B. Arewa.

--China's Bilateral Investment Treaties with African States in Comparative Context by Won Kidane.

--Exploring African Host Countries' Agency to Strengthen Local FDI Regulations: The Case of Chinese Investments in the Infrastructure Sector of the DRC by Sanne van der Lugt.