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MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 11 al-Shabaab militants killed by Kenya Defense Forces in Kudha, Jubaland, a senior military official said during the latest crackdown on the group, which also controls large rural areas of central and southern Somalia. Wednesday's KDF operation was the last in Somalia to be carried out and comes as AMISOM troops work hard to implement Somalia's transition plan. before officially leaving Somalia. David Goldman, director of counterterrorism, national security and intelligence analysis at…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Not less than six individuals suspected of being American spies have been executed in Somalia, the al-Shabaab group claimed, including that "all of them confessed to working with the enemy", however no concrete proof was offered by the activist's proxy media. These executed, the group stated, have been 5 males and a girl who allegedly labored with locals to spy on Al-Shabaab actions throughout the nation, "thus endangering our operations with out justification." Al-Shabaab media stated the six…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Young people who engage, help or otherwise sympathize with Al-Shabaab militants in Kenya will be killed on the spot by security forces, a senior administrator said, in another statement that could spark a lively debate among politicians and human rights activists. Traditionally, those accused of engaging in violent extremism in Kenya often have access to justice, which includes a fair trial in the corridors of justice, with their fate often depending on the evidence submitted by the prosecution. But…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, armed groups, hitherto unidentified, killed at least 50 civilians during the night from Sunday to Monday, May 31, according to a still preliminary report from the Kivu Security Barometer. The attack took place in two villages in the territory of Irumu, in the province of Ituri, north of the border with Kivu. An attack of unprecedented scale. The attackers also…

ISIS strikes in Somalia's Northeastern State as forces kill Pakistani jihadists BOSSASO, Northeastern State - The ISIS-affiliated militants suffered a significant blow after the death of a foreign top jihadist, who has served the group for a couple of years, in their quest to control the war-torn Horn of Africa. With declining capacity, the ISIS member company has limited itself to Northeastern…

Somalia: AK-47 rifle used to kill Hodan DC "disappears" MOGADISHU, Somalia - The rifle used to execute the brutal homicide of Hodan District Commissioner Abdikahim Dhegajun can't be traced, a court docket has been informed what might sabotage the investigation into the officer's demise, which was amongst essentially the most dependable safety info. The federal government had arrange…

In Chad, the African Union delegation continues its consultations on the transition course of. It has now been 4 days since AU's envoys have been in Ndjamena to satisfy the brand new authorities on website. The delegation is led by two males: Nigerian Bankole Adeoy and Djiboutian Ambassador Mohamed Idriss Farah, PSC President. The latter solutions questions from our particular envoys to Ndjamena,…

A bomber was targeting the Bay region governor who was outside the Suez Cafeteria, officials reported Another explosion went off in the Huriwa district of Mogadishu, killing one government soldier and wounding a bystander

The Ethiopian military collided with alleged gunmen involved in a deadly attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, killing 42, taking bows, arrows and other weapons, state-affiliated Fana TV reported on Thursday. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday that more than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the western part of the country. Amhara Media Bureau, affiliated with the country's Amhara region, quoted witnesses in a separate report as…

Several protesters were killed by Nigerian security forces in Lagos on Tuesday, Amnesty International said after witnesses reported that gunmen opened fire on protesters defying a curfew. "People were killed at (Lekki) customs gate by security forces," Amnesty Nigeria spokeswoman Isa Sanusi told AFP, citing a major protest site…