Ethiopian Troop Withdrawals in Somalia Raise Concern of Al-Shabab Resurgence
Ethiopian troops who have been fighting Al-Shabab militants in Somalia have vacated a series of military bases, sparking fears of a militant resurgence and a...
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Man Shot Dead After Stabbing Guard at US Embassy in Kenya
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya — A man was shot dead after stabbing a policeman guarding the perimeter wall of the U.S. Embassy in...
South Sudan boy who spent days hiding in a swamp
Eleven year-old Kai Tap sits alone looking pensive as he watches other children sing and play at Eden school inside a civilian protection site run...
Ethiopia denies Somalia troop withdrawals linked to unrest at home
Ethiopia on Wednesday denied that a string of withdrawals of troops from towns in Somalia were connected to the state of emergency declared in response...
Suicide truck bomb hits African troop base in Somalia
Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group rammed a suicide truck bomb into a military base of African AMISOM peacekeeping troops on Tuesday in the area of...
Attackers kill 12 in Kenyan guesthouse blast near Somali border
Attackers blew up part of a hotel in northeastern Kenya, killing at least 12 people on Tuesday, in a raid claimed by al Shabaab militants...
Ethiopia: Diplomats still restricted, tourists free to travel – Attorney General
Foreign tourists in Ethiopia are not expected to notify anyone in order to travel and visit attractions sites in the country, the Attorney General of...
Kenya Loses Regional Fuel Traffic to Tanzania Over Contamination
Rwanda and Burundi stopped importing their fuel needs through the Kenyan port of Mombasa because of the contamination of some cargoes and have opted to...
As South Sudan Fights, Refugees Flow Into Uganda
One way to measure the growing turmoil in South Sudan is by the rapidly expanding refugee influx in neighboring Uganda. A crowd of refugees press...
Kenya mulls ICC withdrawal
The spokesman for Kenya’s president says Kenya’s cabinet has yet to make a decision on whether the country should withdraw from the International Criminal Court....
