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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A strategically vital bridge near the town of Afgoye has been rebuilt months after Al-Shabaab militants destroyed it, restoring a critical artery for security forces, trade and civilian movement in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The span, located by Sabiid and Anole villages about 35 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, was blown up in June as militants retreated amid intensified operations by Somali government troops backed by the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The…

Several NGOs fear that humanitarian aid will be blocked in Tigray since the province was taken over by Tigray's defense force on Tuesday (June 29). Since then, aid operations to the population have almost frozen due to the fighting. On Thursday, July 1, an important supply bridge that threatened humanitarian aid in the region was destroyed.…