East Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya - It is only a few weeks, if not months, before the US African Command embarks on a serious mission in northeastern and coastal Kenya that will see air strikes launched against the Al-Shabaab militants, the New York Times reports in what could be the final stretch to break down militants. For the past five years, the US-African Command, popularly known as AFRICOM, has intensified attacks on Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, but has focused primarily on air strikes, which are considered necessary,…

The Israeli Dovertower company has signed a cooperation agreement with Dubai Ports World on shipping, according to Israeli media on Wednesday. The cooperation agreement was signed by Dovertower leader Shlomi Fogel during his visit to Dubai, the Hebrew newspaper Globes said. "Our work to build trade routes between the UAE, Israel and beyond will help our customers make business in the region easier and more efficient," said DP World President Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. The agreement also includes participation in a…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 12 people have been arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Somalia, police said in a statement following growing international pressure on increasing cases of rape and torture against women and girls in the Horn of Africa nation. Hamadi Mohamed Farah was raped by a group of unknown men on Friday in Mogadishu before being thrown from the 6th floor of a building, according to police reports. The circumstances behind the incident are still mysterious, and…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - An improvised explosive device left at least seven civilians dead on Monday, Somali authorities said in the latest wave of violence against innocent people in the Horn of Africa, who have never had a stable government in the last three decades. Somalia police said an IED exploded in the Bakool region, killing the seven innocent civilians in one of the latest deadly attacks on those to be protected from violence. The blast took place in the afternoon, according to officials. Hudur officers said…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is once again under pressure over an unprecedented delay in the appointment of a material prime minister following the firing of Hassan Ali Khaire, who was unusually ousted from office by MPs in July under unclear circumstances. Khaire, who rose to the position in 2017, remains the first person to serve in the office for more than three years, given that most of his predecessors dropped out of the regime months after taking on the responsibility. The former…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A local militia leader who has been monitoring attacks on al-Qaeda's affiliated group; Al-Shabaab was attacked and killed by militants in the latest setback in the fight against violent extremism in Somalia, a country that has struggled with instability for decades. Hussein Fidow, a leader of anti-Alshabaab militias known as Ma'awisley, was attacked and killed on Sunday night on the outskirts of Beledweyne in central Somalia, which has been the base for Djibouti's forces under AMISOM. Officials…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - International partners have praised efforts by Somalia's leaders in an attempt to ease tensions before the election following the decision to convene again in Mogadishu, the country's capital, after weeks of games over various issues among them, the model for elections. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo convened a meeting in the capital that brought together a number of stakeholders, and so far the team is still held together in constructive meetings as they try to resolve the deadlock that…

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