Somalia: Turkey Strongly Condemns Hotel Attack

Somalia at 60: prez restates need for unity, solidarity | Africanews

Somalis on Wednesday (July 1) celebrated the country’s 60th independence anniversary amid calls for solidarity despite the challenges facing the Horn of Africa

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Archer: Lock down West Kingston

With reports that several cases of the novel coronavirus have been discovered in the West Kingston community, which neighbours the teeming downtown Kingston market district, one urban planner wants the area shut

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Somalia: Cafis Campaign Founders Dismiss Its Chairman and Elect New Leader

[Dalsan Radio] An extraordinary meeting by the CAFIS campaign founders in Mogadishu this week has announced that they have removed Abdi Hassan Hashi (Wali Hashi) as the chairman of the campaign and elected a new chairperson, according to a statement from the CAFIS Campaign Office in Mogadishu.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ivory Coast: 10 soldiers killed, others injured after attack

An attack against a military post on the Ivorian border with Burkina Faso killed 10 people on the night of June

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo

In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to

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Source: allAfrica.com

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Somalia: Killing of Seven Health Workers, Shop Owner Shocks the Country

The bodies of seven health workers and a civilian were found Thursday in a village north of Mogadishu, shocking residents, local authorities and elders said

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria - Dozens Killed in Terrorist Attack

The death toll stands at 81 after suspected members of the extremist group Boko Haram carried out an attack in Borno

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Egypt says 19 suspected militants killed in restive Sinai

Egypt's military said on Saturday it killed 19 suspected militants in targeted ground and air operations as part of its battle to quell a long-running insurgency in north

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Jihadist bloodshed brings Burkina Faso to its knees

Security sources say the armed forces have been a casualty of Burkina's political

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Somalia: Galmudug Security Minister Says He Was Targeted for Assassination By Al-Shabaab

Galmudug regional state minister for security Ahmed Moalim Fiqi now says he was a target of a landmine planted to kill

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Source: allAfrica.com

George W. Buckner

George W. Buckner, a physician from Indiana, named minister to Liberia.

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Burundi: Nkurunziza Could Have Won Gold, but Left Without a Medal

Pierre Nkurunziza had only a few weeks to go as president of Burundi, before handing over power to his recently elected successor, Evariste

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COVID-19 delays Hopewell Market renovation

The refurbishing work on the Hopewell Market in Hanover, which should have started in April but was delayed because of the onset of COVID-19, is now likely to be completed on August

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Zimbabwe: Army Takeover of MDC HQ in New Twist

The army's involvement in the takeover of the MDC Alliance headquarters by a rival faction has been described by lawyers as unconstitutional and a dangerous

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Source: allAfrica.com

At least 580 civilians killed this year in central Mali - UN

Unrest in central Mali, plagued by jihadist attacks and inter-community violence, has killed 580 civilians so far this year, the United Nations said on

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Source: https://www.news24.com

‘Plot afoot to oust President’

He named former Zanu PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, top government and security officials, and MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala, among others, as those involved in the alleged plot to oust

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Is it end of the road for oil scam fugitive Devani?

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As Gov’t fumbles with body cams, a security company invests in hundreds

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

West Africa: The Sahel - 'In Every Sense of the Word a Crisis'

United Nations — The combination of rife insecurity, food insecurity and more than 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance has left the Sahel a region in crisis, with the global coronavirus pandemic expected to exacerbate the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Swaziland Activist 'Tortured By Police' After Criticising Absolute Monarch King Mwsati

The Swaziland democracy activist arrested and charged with sedition after he criticised King Mswati III, the absolute monarch, said he was tortured by

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Source: allAfrica.com

Lesotho: Explosive Disclosures On Lipolelo Murder

He says prior to the June 2017 snap elections, which ushered in Mr Thabane back to power, the ex-premier and 'Maesaiah held a meeting with Chakela and the crown witness, Sello (popularly known as Lehlanya) in Ficksburg, South

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Somalia: U.S. Kills Two Al-Shabaab Fighters in Somalia

In a statement, Africom said the two were killed in an air strike targeting Al Shabaab militants in an operation conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Corruption in Issuance of Exemption Letters Exposed

Government has unearthed corruption in the issuance of exemptions letters for travellers during the Covid-19 lockdown by officials in the Gweru District Development

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President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society leaders

He said that his government intends to continue to listen and stay engaged with every voice in the civil society space because his government believes that each voice matters and every voice would make the country’s democracy better and

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Congo-Kinshasa: 1,300 Civilians Killed in the DRC in Past Eight Months - Bachelet

Armed groups have committed massacres and other atrocities, and defence and security forces have also been responsible for grave human rights violations in these provinces as well as in other parts of the

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Jamaica: JDF under fire disabled woman killed in August Town

(Jamaica Gleaner) With fresh allegations of a soldier killing a 44-year-old disabled woman in August Town, St Andrew, on Wednesday, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is coming under the radar after a rise in reports of assault and other criminal

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South Africa: C19 People's Coalition Calls for 'Independent' Probe Into Collins Khosa's Death

An alliance of social movements, trade unions and community organisations has demanded that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) be held accountable for the death of Collins

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia: Ex Nisa Chief Kin Shot Dead By Govt Forces in Mogadishu

Mystery surrounds the killing of former NISA Chief Abdirahman Tuuryare's brother at a security checkpoint in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia: Security Officers Shoot Two Police Imposters in Mogadishu

Security forces have shot two police imposters disguised in Howlwadaag

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