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NAIROBI, Kenya - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray fighters otherwise known as the Tigray Defense Forces shot down an Ethiopian military plane on Wednesday, a senior official confirmed, which could spark further tensions in Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region. Over the past eight months, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces with Eritrean assistance, troops conducted operations in the Tigray region in pursuit of TPLF fighters. The conflict was sparked by the TPLF's decision to attack the Northern Command.…

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…

Int'l partners shoot warning against Somalia's political stakeholders MOGADISHU, Somalia - A section of members of the international community has sent a warning to Somalia's politicians following Wednesday's collapse of the Afisyoni conference, which was to address a number of challenges ahead of the country's elections. The Villa Somalia leadership had accused the federal states of…