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Suspected extremist in Kenya’s east blow up truck killing 2

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NAIROBI, Kenya — At least two people were killed near Kenya's eastern border with Somalia when the vehicle they were travelling in ran over...

Somali lawmakers reverse president’s extended stay in power

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — The controversial two-year term extension for Somalia’s president evaporated on Saturday after intense public pressure as the lower house of parliament...

Kenya camps with 400,000 refugees to be closed next year

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya wants two refugee camps which hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees from war-torn countries closed by June 30 next year,...

At least 7 killed in suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least seven people were killed and more than 11 others wounded when a vehicle exploded outside a police headquarters in...

Somalia’s president to address nation as support crumbles

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president will address the nation on Tuesday evening after two key regional states objected to his extended stay in office...

Somalia’s unrest continues over president’s stay in power

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Soldiers angry over the president’s extended stay in power took up key positions across Somalia's capital on Monday, but there was...

Gunfire erupts in Somali capital amid president’s standoff

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunfire erupted in Somalia’s capital on Sunday between soldiers loyal to the government and others angry at the country’s leader as...

Somalia’s president OKs mandate extension, alarming US, EU

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president has defiantly signed into law an extension of his mandate and that of his government as the United States...

UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence

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UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...

UN says 34 migrants drown off Djibouti after boat capsizes

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The International Organization for Migration says 34 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the Horn of Africa nation of...