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Seven killed in Car bomb at a cafe in Somalia

A car bomb rammed into a cafe in the Somali capital Mogadishu near compounds housing government ministries on Wednesday, killing seven people, officials and...

Al-Shabab Islamist militants kidnap aid workers

Four aid workers have been kidnapped by members of the Somali Islamist militant group, al-Shabab, reports say.

Somalia’s al Shabaab takes town after the exit of Ethiopian troops

Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group has taken control of El Bur, a town in the Horn of Africa's semi-autonomous region of Galmudug, after Ethiopian forces left, a government official has said.

Alleged human traffickers for Islamic State arrested in Kenya

Three persons suspected of engaging in trafficking Kenyans for the Islamic State (IS) have been arrested by police in Kenya.

Kenyan forces kill 31 al Shabaab militants in Somalia

Kenyan troops in Somalia killed 31 Islamist al Shabaab militants in a raid on two of their bases in the southern Somali region of Jubbaland, the Kenyan military said on Monday.

Car bomb kills at least 13 in Somali capital

A car bomb near a hotel on a busy street in the Somali capital killed at least 13 people on Monday, police and the emergency medical services said, hours after a man was killed by a blast as he tried to ram through a checkpoint.

Somali President Appeals for Assistance as Drought Worsens

As Somalia faces its second major drought this decade, the government has issued an urgent appeal for large-scale, life-saving aid. Holding a joint press conference...

Car bomb wounds four U.N. guards in Somalia’s capital

A car bomb wounded at least four U.N. guards when it exploded near a United Nations compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police...

Ethiopia inmates charged over deadly fire

A TV station based outside Ethiopia broadcast footage of the fire.  Photo Credit: ESAT   At least 38 inmates have been charged in an Ethiopian court with...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

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DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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