by Vava TampaThursday, March 25, 2021
Somalia is positioned on one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty
Frantz Fanon once quipped: “Africa is shaped like a revolver, and Congo is the trigger.”
More than 60 years later, I think the French philosopher’s assessment is only half true. It leaves out Somalia – which once held the crown as the “Switzerland of Africa”, but is now again on the verge of political disintegration.
To use a trigger, one must first ready the gun. Perhaps that was…