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NAIROBI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Over one million folks in Kenya are grappling with food woes, desperately needing aid, as revealed by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) this past Monday. According to NDMA’s latest insights shared from Nairobi, the predicament stretches across 23 out of the 47 counties, earmarked as either parched or partly parched lands. The body highlighted a silver lining: kiddos aged six to 59 months facing severe hunger dipped to 760,488 by August, a decline from February's staggering…

A quartet of young chaps was nabbed by Somali police at Eng. Yariisow stadium on accounts of kicking up a ruckus at a local football match in Mogadishu. This grab was part of a sweeping effort to keep the peace at sports gatherings across the city. CREDIT/ Somali PoliceMogadishu (AX) — On a bustling Sunday, the Somali Police Force rounded up 24 youngsters after some hubbub broke out during a district footy showdown at Eng. Yariisow Stadium. Matches between Karaan and Wadajir districts, just a slice of the Banadir region's…

Authorities in South Africa have initiated an extensive manhunt following a tragic incident that claimed the lives of 17 individuals in a small town situated in the eastern part of the country. "Within a single residence, 13 people lost their lives—12 women and one man. In a separate location, four more were killed. One additional victim is now fighting for their life in the hospital," stated a police spokesperson in an official announcement. According to reports from local media outlets, the horrific shootings took place…

A Colorado jury has rendered a notable verdict, finding a man diagnosed with severe schizophrenia guilty of first-degree murder, rejecting his insanity defense in the wake of a tragic mass shooting that took place at a grocery store in Boulder, resulting in the deaths of ten individuals, including a police officer. The incident unfolded in March 2021, marking a grim chapter in the community's history.

Jigjiga (AX) – In a horrific incident on Tuesday night, armed assailants gunned down six men, including five from the same family, within a mosque in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State. Residents believe the tragedy was a result of a vendetta between competing clans. The slain men—Bishar Baalul, Omar Aw Ahmed, Mahad Mohamud Abdullahi Waanis, Mahdi Sheikh Adan Wali, and Mohamed Dheere—were all devout Muslims, deeply committed to their faith and community. So far, no faction has stepped forward to claim responsibility for this…

Mogadishu (AX) — The police in Mogadishu have apprehended ten men implicated in killings, thefts, and other security-related crimes through recent raids. According to a statement from the Banadir regional police, the suspects will be brought before the appropriate courts, although their names remain undisclosed. "An operation by the Banadir regional police force, in coordination with other security agencies in the capital, has led to the arrest of ten individuals responsible for acts of killing, wounding, and robbery…

Northeastern State Authorities Detain Youths Linked to TikTok-Driven Clan Violence Garowe (AX) — Security personnel in Northeastern State have apprehended multiple young individuals believed to have instigated a sequence of violent confrontations targeting the Ogaden clan in Garowe. This turbulence appears to have been ignited by TikTok videos. The unrest follows a distressing episode in Nairobi, where a group of youths brutally attacked a man from Garowe while capturing the incident on film. It seems that the turmoil in…

Sixty years ago, representatives of the Algerian separatists and the French government signed an agreement in Evian aimed at ending more than seven years of war in Algeria. The conflict was violent, it did not end immediately with the agreements ... Above all,…