Somalia

Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril
World

Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril

Equipment shortages, scarce beds and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself…
Somali jihadists attack military base in Kenya
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Somali jihadists attack military base in Kenya

Jihadis from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region,…
Turkish military plane arrives to evacuate Somalia bomb victims
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Turkish military plane arrives to evacuate Somalia bomb victims

A Turkish military plane arrived in Mogadishu on Sunday to evacuate those gravely wounded in a devastating bombing that killed…
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
Egypt

African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt

CAIRO (Reuters) – The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a…
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
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Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab

Kenya is urging the UN to list Al-Shabaab under the same sanctions as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, but foreign…
Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
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Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’

For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so…
Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official
Middle East

Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is considering barring a visit by two of its sharpest critics in the U.S. Congress, Democrats…
Under siege, Somalia moves to reform its army, pay troops
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Under siege, Somalia moves to reform its army, pay troops

Deployed in one of the world’s most dangerous conflicts, Somali soldiers risking their lives daily against Al-Shabaab insurgents were growing…
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
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26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege

Twenty-six people were killed and 56 injured in a 12-hour attack by Al-Shabaab jihadi on a popular hotel that ended…
Sisi, Eritrean president Afwerki hold talks in Cairo
Egypt

Sisi, Eritrean president Afwerki hold talks in Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Saturday at the Ittihadeya Palace in Cairo with Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki,…
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