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Somalia: Death toll from hotel bomb blasts reaches 53

Hospital officials in Somalia say the death toll from last Friday's bomb attacks outside a hotel in the capital Mogadishu has risen to 53. Over...

20 people killed in bomb explosions in Somalia

At least twenty people are reported to have died when suicide bombers detonated bombs in-front of a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Two car bombs...

Over 50 killed in ethnic clashes in Somaliland

More than fifty people have been killed in Somaliland during fighting between two ethnic groups. The clashes among the clans in the region which broke...

Somalia: Al Shabaab kills five foreign ‘spies’

The militant group al Shabaab on Tuesday executed five men in public in Somalia accusing them of spying. Reuters reports that one of al Shabaab's leaders...

EU car convoy in Somalia hit by bomb

A European Union armoured convoy in Somalia was hit by a suicide car bomb on Monday in the capital Mogadishu. Reuters reports that according to the...

Six killed in Al Shabaab car bomb attack in Somalia

At least six people were killed when a suicide car bomb struck a local government office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, destroying the building...

Somali virgins duped into marriage by ‘Sex tourists’

Somalia is one of Africa's poorest nations and standard of living is very low. This is compounded by the high level of insecurity in parts...

Somali soldiers killed in suicide bomb attack

A suicide bomb attack in Somalia has killed at least three soldiers, according to police officials. Militants affiliated to al-Shabaab have claimed responsibility for the...

Somalia: First FGM prosecution after death of a victim

Somalia has announced the first prosecution related to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It follows the death of a 10-year-old girl who was subjected to the...

Militants kill 27 soldiers in Somali military base attack

Al Shabaab militants say they have attacked a Somali military base killing 27 soldiers. The militants claim to have carried out a suicide car bomb...

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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...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

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

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

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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