Somalia military liberates strategic town from al-Shabaab terror group : Official

At least 150 terrorists killed in clashes in strategic town of Runirgod, says Somali Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia The Somali military on Thursday liberated the strategic town of Runirgod in the middle Shabelle region from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group, the Defense Ministry said.  In a news conference in the capital Mogadishu,…

Ethiopia. Mediator Uhuru Kenyatta to visit Mekelle, Tigray’s capital

Following a meeting of Ethiopian government representatives and Tigrayan officials, former Kenya President and mediator Uhuru Kenyatta announces he will travel to Tigray’s capital Mekele with the African Union’s monitoring and verification team to check on the implementation of the Ethiopian peace deal “before the end of this month.”  “The true statement that they need…

Several killed in attack by gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna State : Police

‘We are burying 38 people, including women and children,’ says head of Christian group. Olanrewaju Kola LAGOS, Nigeria  Authorities confirmed Wednesday that several people were killed by gunmen in three days of attacks on two communities in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna State.  The police spokesman for Kaduna State, Muhammed Jalige, said in a statement that the…