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Somali police launch manhunt after father beheads daughter in Baardheere BAARDHEERE, Somalia — Somali authorities launched a manhunt Saturday after a father beheaded his daughter on the outskirts of Baardheere in the Gedo region, officials and residents said. The killing occurred around midday near the Iftin camp for internally displaced people, according to local authorities. The motive was not immediately known, and investigators are working to determine what led to the attack. Baardheere District Commissioner Adam Mohamed…

Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting kills 15; Albanese condemns ‘antisemitic terrorism’ SYDNEY — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, killing 15 people — including a child — and wounding dozens more in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism. Authorities said the attackers were a father and son. A 50-year-old man was shot dead by police and his 24-year-old son was wounded and hospitalized, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon…

Portland police arrest third suspect in 2022 killing of Uber driver and father of eight PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police have arrested a third suspect in the 2022 shooting death of Shaani Mohamed, a Somali immigrant, Uber driver and father of eight whose killing rattled the city’s Somali community. Police said 41-year-old Shaperryia L. Lambert was taken into custody Wednesday in Northeast Portland and charged with second-degree murder. According to court records, investigators allege Lambert was involved in an attempted…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AX) — "The sorrow of a father knows no bounds when faced with the unthinkable." That's how one could describe the heartache of Abdi Moalin Nur, whose daughter, Deka Abdinoor Qorane, became a victim of a grisly crime. Deka's dismembered remains were heartbreakingly discovered near Nairobi's Langata Cemetery, leaving her family grappling with unimaginable grief. Her suspected killer, a man now associated with a string of savage murders targeting Somali women in Kenya, brings Nur's nightmare into sharp, painful…

Mogadishu (AX) — A father and his son faced a heartrending fate in Wajir County, Kenya, attempting to save their family's goat from a treacherously narrow, air-starved well. This sorrowful event acts as a poignant reminder of the dangers hiding within the region's exposed water sources, igniting urgent appeals for enhanced safety measures. The grim scenario began when the family’s goat plummeted into a slender, deep well. In an act of heroic impulsivity, the young son descended to rescue the animal but was swiftly overcome…

Dhusamareb (AX) — Tragedy struck a family as a father and his four-year-old son met a brutal end on Wednesday, allegedly due to a clan feud, near Dhusamareb, the capital city of Galmudug. The backdrop of this incident is a region fraught with escalating tribal tensions.The father, Ali Abdi Shire, and his little son, whose name was not disclosed, faced their untimely deaths in Beerhadle, a village roughly 40 kilometers east of Dhusamareb. Bystanders narrate how the attackers vanished swiftly post-attack. This atrocity…

In Mali, Father Léon Dougnon was released on Tuesday afternoon, July 13. The parish priest in the village of Ségué, in the Mopti region, was kidnapped on June 21 three and a half weeks ago while traveling with four other faithful Christians. It was close to the town of Bandiagara. Father Léon Dougnon and four faithful had been…

In Mali, we still have no news from Father Léon Dougnon, who was abducted on June 21 in the Mopti region. He and four other Christians were abducted on the way to Bandiagara. After mediation between community leaders in the area and the kidnappers, the four faithful who followed him were released quickly, but not Father Léon.…

How do I spot the warning signs before a society collapses and the jihadists give law and terror? Senegalese director Mamadou Dia did not wait for the deadliest attack that Burkina Faso has known since the beginning of jihadist violence in 2015 to talk about the subject. How can a family, a city, an entire society fall into the trap of jihadism? "The Father of Nafi", a first masterful film, was…

Algerian artist Kamel El Harrachi signs his second international album: "Nouara". © Laurent Hermouet Kamel El Harrachi, son of the huge Dahmane El Harrachi, creator of 130 titles including Ya Rayah, a globally danced chaabi hit, signs Nouara's second international album. This collection of 11 titles that gives pride to the pieces to his deceased father, that is, nine titles rearranged at the moment and the son's two…