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Al-Shabaab Claims Hundreds of Somali Troops Killed in Ambush
Al-Shabaab claims 321 Somali troops killed in ambush MOGADISHU, Somalia – Al-Shabaab said Monday that it had killed hundreds of Somali government…
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Somalia Faces Security Challenges as African Union Troops Prepare to Leave Key Bases
Somalia Braces for Security Strain as African Union Troops Prepare to Leave Three Key Positions MOGADISHU — Somalia’s security transition is set…
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Museveni Says Somalia’s Core Challenge Is Disunity in Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Museveni Says Somalia’s Main Challenge Is Division, Urges Unity Against Al-Shabaab ENTEBBE, Uganda — Somali unity is essential to defeating Al-Shabaab and…
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Somalia’s Federal Government Forces Suffer Heavy Losses in Battle on Road to Burhakaba
Battle Near Buurhakaba Leaves Somalia’s Federal Forces With Heavy Losses MOGADISHU— Somalia’s federal government forces reportedly suffered significant casualties and lost dozens…
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Nigeria Tracks Scores of Contacts After Confirming an Ebola Case
Health authorities are tracking 53 people who may have been exposed to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola patient in the Federal Capital Territory, including…
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Somalia appoints Eritrean-trained naval chief, risking further strain with Ethiopia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (Axadle) – A new navy chief with training from Eritrea has placed Somalia’s security choices under a sharper regional spotlight,…
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Kenya Ebola outbreak claims second life as cases rise to nine
Kenya recorded its second Ebola death on Friday after a 65-year-old woman died at an infectious disease treatment facility, the Health Ministry…
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Thousands Flee Deadly Ethiopia Clashes as Moyale Violence Spills Into Kenya
Thousands Flee Ethiopia Clashes as Violence Reaches Kenya Border MOYALE, Ethiopia — A surge of more than 14,000 Ethiopians into Kenya has…
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Puntland State President Warns Somalia’s Statehood Is at Risk Amid Election Dispute
AXADLE, Somalia — Somalia’s political crisis is threatening the country’s statehood, Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni warned on Sunday as he…
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More Than 2,000 Flee Clashes in Ethiopia as Death Toll Rises
More than 2,000 people have fled Ethiopia into neighboring Kenya after ethnic clashes near the border left at least nine people dead,…
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Seven trapped after 16-storey building collapses
Rescue crews were combing through the wreckage of a collapsed 16-storey building in Nairobi on Friday, searching for seven people believed to…
