The humanitarian tragedy in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Yemen is not new, but unless the world works for longterm change at a local level we’re doomed to see the cycle of suffering to continue, says Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré.

A piece of luggage, apparently filled with gunpowder, exploded on a cross-country public bus in Somalia today, killing 26 passengers, a Red Crescent official said.