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Somalia: Islamic State deploys suicide attackers in Puntland State as offensive intensifies BOSASO, Somalia — Islamic State militants in Somalia launched suicide attackers against a Puntland State security position in the Miiraale valley on Saturday, prompting a fierce clash that left at least seven people dead as regional forces push deeper into militant strongholds in the Cal-Miskaad mountains. Assault and casualties Puntland State authorities said their forces repelled the attack and killed four militants at the scene.…

Africa’s quiet emergency: rising suicide rates meet a shrinking safety net When Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah told Parliament this year that 542 people had died by suicide between 2023 and 2024, she broke a painful public silence. Her warning — that Namibia now has the highest suicide rate in Africa — landed alongside a stark global tally from the World Health Organization: more than 720,000 people die by suicide each year, and suicide ranks as the third leading cause of death for 15- to 29‑year‑olds, most…

Tragedy in Nairobi: The Death of a Blogger Ignites Protests in Kenya Nairobi's streets swarmed with thousands of protesters on Thursday, driven by demands for justice in the death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang, a political blogger whose life was cut short under the shadow of police custody. His story has become a rallying cry against a force that many Kenyans see as oppressive and unaccountable. A Blogger’s Fatal Journey Albert Ojwang's journey from Homa Bay to Nairobi marked more than mere geographic distance. It…

Sugaal Cabdulle Cumar shines brightly as a Somali poetry icon, making waves in arts, tunes, and stagecraft over the years. Credit/ SNTV Mogadishu (AX) — Sugaal Abdulle's tragic demise in a suicide bombing at a buzzing tea spot by Mogadishu Police Academy has been confirmed by authorities. An unforgettable voice in Somali arts, he wove magic with Heegan Police's cultural ensemble. Stretching three decades and more, Abdulle fueled Somali culture with his art. Beyond penning verses, he was a talented songwriter and actor,…

FILE PHOTO Mogadishu (AX) — In a tragic event on Thursday, a suicide bomber tore through a destitute village near the School Polizia in Mogadishu, leaving a trail of devastation with seven individuals, both troops and ordinary folk, losing their lives. A further half-dozen suffered injuries. As the clock ticked towards mid-afternoon at 3:27 p.m., Somali law enforcement relayed that six folks were wounded, most nursing relatively minor scrapes. “The blast rattled the impoverished area where people sought shade beneath…

According to a preliminary toll by the Somali army, a suicide attack left at least ten dead and twenty injured in the Somali capital on Tuesday (June 15). A man blew himself up in the middle of young army recruits in front of a large military camp in the city. The attack has not yet been claimed but the Islamist shebabs are suspected. The terrorist claimed to have considered a new recruit in the Somali army. He would have mingled with dozens of young people waiting in line in front of the General Abdikarim Yusuf…

Suicide bombing in Mogadishu kills six, together with senior Somali law enforcement officials MOGADISHU, Somalia - A automobile bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting middle at Kisak, killing a minimum of six folks and killing a minimum of six folks. A witness informed Axadlethat he was mendacity on the bottom on the Waberi police station close to Maka al Mukarama Highway,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - On the very least seven people had been killed and larger than 11 others injured when a automotive exploded open air a police headquarters in Somalia's capital, police and properly being officers talked about on Wednesday. The extremist group al-Shabab claimed accountability. A police spokesman, Colonel Abdiqani Mohamed Qalaf, talked about the suicide bomber tried to drive into the headquarters near the earlier checkpoint Afgoye Freeway nonetheless was thwarted. "He could have killed further…

Not less than eight individuals have been killed and several other others injured in a suicide bombing at a busy restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia on Friday evening, police mentioned. The assault passed off close to Mogadishu airport in a well-liked restaurant usually visited by authorities and safety authorities. In line with medical sources, not less than 10 individuals have been injured within the assault and rushed to hospital for therapy. Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo, a spokesman for the Somali…

A minimum of seven individuals have been killed and a number of other others injured in a suicide bombing at a busy restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia on Friday evening, a police officer stated. The assault happened close to Mogadishu airport in a preferred restaurant usually visited by authorities and safety authorities. Mogadishu police officer Abdifatah Hassan instructed Anadolu Company (AA) that at the very least seven individuals have been killed within the assault. In line with medical sources, at…