1 week agoPolice breaks up anti-government demo demandingnelectoral reforms before the 2018 election in Harare , Zimbabwe
1 week agoAt least 16 people killed in twin suicide bombings in Waza , Cameroon
Suspected Al-Shabab militants hijacked a vehicle with 6 occupants in Lamu, among them a top state official
Somali commandos with US soldiers raided Al Shabab positions in Kuunya Barow Lower Shabeelle region
Militants fire six rounds of mortars on Garbaharey capital of Gedo region tonight, casualties not yet known: residents
Nigerian oil minister says Nigeria has no timeframe to enter OPEC production cut agreement
Two blasts heard in and outside Mogadishu, Somalia. The 1st one took place near KM13 while the 2nd blast happened in Mogadishus Howl-Wadag district
3 civilians were killed 8 injured after a car exploded at a checkpoint outside Mogadishu, officials say victims were passing by.
Four suicide bombers kill at least 15 in Maiduguri, Nigeria: police
Reports that a plane carrying TV journalists has crash-landed near Kibera in Kenya. Casualties unknown
1 week agoChina sends ships, troops to 1st overseas military base in Horn of Africa
Four Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 19 people, wound 23 others in a series of attacks on a city in Nigeria.
1 week agoChina sends army soldiers to staff its first overseas base in the east Africa, Djibouti
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke to @M_Farmaajo by phone today, discussed terrorism, progress in Somalia: statement
2 week agoPuntland security forces say they have captured a group of 14 Al-Shabab fighters heading for Galgala mountains; unclear when it happened.
2 week agoMSF: This morning at around 6am Aquarius spotted this overcrowded boat in distress with 133 people on board. They are all safe now.
Spotted just now parked in front of @WhiteHouse West Wing doors: Vehicle bearing flag of Tunisia.
18 AlShabaab fighters were killed after Puntland forces attacked one of the group's camps in Galgala Mountains, security minister said
Al-Shabab extremists from neighboring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an early-morning attack on a village in the southeast.
2 week agoAt the informal gathering of BRICS leaders, PM @narendramodi and @SAPresident Jacob Zuma interacted with each other
2 week agoTurkish military sends first batch of troops to its Jazeera Base in Mogadishu,Somalia
2 week agoSomalia: Ministry of Internal Security orders all private security firms to register with the govt within 30 days effective July 2.
2 week agoUS hits al Shabab troops in "self defense" strike 300 miles SW of Mogadishu on July 4, per @USAfricaCommand
US military conducted airstrike in Somalia against al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab "troop concentration" at 6:30 pm ET on July 4th
Somali militants kill 2 police during extended raid on Kenyan town
Five govt soldiers were wounded after IED explosion on a military vehicle near Gofgudud, Bay region, Wednesday: report
14 AlShabaab militants were Monday killed and 17 others injured in a fight with SNA backed by AMISOM in southern Somalia. Officials
Al-Shabab attacks Pandanguo police post in Lamu, Kenya, casualties reported.
Former Information Ministry official Abdirazak Bahlawi and his driver have wounded in IED explosion in Mogadishu - Witness Somalia
Over 100,000 migrants have crossed Med to Europe since January, UN says
