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White man speaking ‘fluent British English’ led al-Shabaab attack in Kenya

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A white man speaking "fluent British English" led suspected al-Shabaab commandos who ransacked towns in northern Kenya leaving 60 people dead, witnesses have said. Several...

Lenku will not resign despite demands by the Law Society of...

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku has said he will not resign despite demands by the Law Society of...

Uganda Defense Forces dispatched additional soldiers to Somalia

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The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces dispatched additional 1,440 soldiers to serve in Somalia under the African Union Somalia Mission (AMISOM). Henry Abbo deputy army spokesman...

Militants killed at least 15 people in a second night of...

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Mpeketoni, Kenya - Somali-linked Islamist militants killed at least 15 people and torched houses in a second night of attacks on Kenya's coast, a...

Extremists spared Muslims and Somali speakers in deadly Mpeketoni attack

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The gunmen went door to door in the Kenyan costal town, demanding to know if the men inside were Muslim and if they spoke...

Village of Mpeketoni in shock on Monday

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The village of Mpeketoni in Lamu County was on Monday in shock after gunmen struck on Sunday night, killing 48 people in one of...

Tension as Somaliland, Somalia deploy troops on border

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Tension is said to be mounting in the border regions of Sool and Sanaag, which are disputed between the central government in Mogadishu and...

Death toll following the attack in Mpeketoni, Lamu rose to 48

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NAIROBI, Kenya – The death toll following the attack in Mpeketoni, Lamu rose to 48 on Monday morning after more bodies were discovered. Journalists and...

Islamist militants attack hotels and police station in Kenyan coastal town

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Suspected Islamist militants have attacked hotels and a police station in the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni, military officials say. Witnesses reported seeing buildings on...

Money Transfer Services in South Sudan Hit by Crisis

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WAU — The crisis in South Sudan has not only created a humanitarian disaster that has displaced more than one million people, separated children...