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NAIROBI, Kenya - A contingent of Kenya Defense Forces on Monday, at least five al-Shabaab militants in the unstable county of Mandera were killed, reports show, in a deadly clash that comes months after the group reduced attacks on Kenyan soil, perhaps due to the raging Coronavirus pandemic across the globe. Sources familiar with the incident said al-Shabaab militants crossing over from Somalia were detaining a KDF convoy in the county, leading to a fierce gun battle. Eyewitnesses said the fight lasted for a few hours…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army has announced victory over Al-Shabaab militants in the unstable Lower Shabelle region, a top official said Monday after a series of operations targeting the Al-Qaeda-linked group that has been wreaking havoc on East Africa for the past 14 years. Since January, the SNA, African Union Mission troops and the US Africa Command have carried out sophisticated operations against militants across Somalia, and the result certainly seems convincing, according to reports from the Somali…

Madaxweyne DG Puntland Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni oo ka hadlay Munaasabad Muqdisho loogu qabtay ayaa soo hadal qaaday howlaha kala guurka ee loogu diyaargaroobayo doorashada dalka 20/21. Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni ayaa dib ugu laabtay xaaladdii adkeyd ee ka dhalatay kulamada siyaasadeed iyo kala aragti duwanaanta shirarkii wadatashiga ee madaxda heer federaal iyo heer Dowlad Goboleed. Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayuu ku amaanay tanaasulaad badan uu sameeyay markii qodobo…

Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana this year, officials said Monday, announcing the outcome of an investigation into the deaths that had confused and alerted conservationists. Cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms that are common in water and are sometimes found in soil. Not everyone produces toxins, but scientists say that toxins occur more often as climate change drives global temperatures. Cyril Taolo, deputy director of the Department of Wildlife and National…

Madaxweyne DG Koofur Galbeed Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed Lafta Gareen ayaa kulan gaar ah la yeeshay Xildhibaannada, Senatarada & Wasiirada ku matala Federaalka Dowlad Goboleedkaas. Madaxweyne Lafta Gareen & Xildhibaan JawaariKulankaan oo ka dhacay Magaalada Muqdisho waxa uu usoo bandhigay Xildhibaannada codsi ah in codka ay siiyaan heshiiska Madaxda DFS  & DG ay kala saxiixdeen 17-kii bishaan oo lagu go’aamiyay doorashada dalka. “Waxa aan idinka codsanayaa in aad…

Militariga Soomaaliya ayaa saakay dhaq-dhaqaaq ciidan kawada deegaannada Bulucle & Miir-dugul ee dhaca duleedka Magaalada Dhuusamareeb xarunta Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug. Saraakiisha hoggaamineysa ciidamada militariga ah ee tagay deegaannadaan oo la hadlay Axadle waxa ay sheegeen in xalay ay ku hoyden deegaannadaas, saakayna ay wadaan dhaq-dhaqaaqyo ciidan. Ujeedka howlgalkooda waxa ay ku sifeeyeen in ay ku doonayaan qabsashada deegaanno horleh oo dhaca Koofur Bari…

Guddoomiye ku xigeenka labaad ee Golaha Shacabka BFS Xildhibaan Mahad Cabdalla Cawad oo ka qaybgalay munaasabad loo qabtay Madaxweynaha DG Puntland Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni ayaa kahor sheegay in culeyska madax goboleedyadu ay saarayaan kuraasta xildhibaannada. Cawad ayaa sheegay in xiliyada doorashada Madaxda Dowlad Goboleedyada isu dayaan in ay cadaadiyaan Xildhibaannada, waxaana uu sheegay in haddii la isku dayo taas Xildhibaannadu qaadanayaan go’aan ka dhan ah Heshiiska…

Warsaxaafadeed kasoo baxay Beesha Caalamka ayaa looga hadlay heshiiskii 15-ka qodob ka koobnaa oo 17-kii bishaan September 2020 wada gaareen Madaxda DFS, DG iyo Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir. Beesha Caalamaka ayaa sheegtay in heshiiskaas uusan gaarsiisneen heerkii laga rabay, waxaana ay ku tilmaamtay mid qabyo ah oo u baahan dhameystirka waxyaabaha ka maqan ee lama huraanka u ah. “Saaxiibada beesha caalamka waxa ay garwaaqsanyihiin heshiiskii ay ku dhawaaqeen Madaxweynaha…

Four Cameroonian soldiers received 10-year prison sentences Monday for the killing of two women and two children in an incident that sparked international insurgency, their lawyers said. They and three other soldiers were arrested after a video surfaced on social media in July 2018 showing uniformed men leveling rifles and firing at the victims, one of whom had a baby strapped to his back. The video was one of several that emerged in recent years with alleged atrocities by Cameroonian forces during operations against…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's hopes for timely elections suffered a setback on Monday after international partners said the newly signed agreement was not in line with the goals of Africa's direct elections. The agreement was printed in Mogadishu on September 17 in Mogadishu after four days of talks, allowing the federal government and member states to end a possible pre-election crisis that had engulfed the country's internal policies. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, five regional leaders, signed the agreement…