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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Four people were killed in the northern Kenyan town of Mandera, which borders Somalia, police said Friday, in an attack blamed on Islamist group Al-Shabaab. The four men, all non-Muslims who were not from the area, were attacked at a remote quarry on Thursday night, …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening from a compound in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, the aid group said Thursday. “We are deeply concerned about the safety of our colleague,” said Daniel O’Malley, ICRC’s deputy …

Dadaab, Kenya | AFP | The children can’t believe their luck: storms and showers have turned their dirt football pitch into a lake. Youngsters scamper and splash through the murky water, chasing one another, leaping and laughing. Any entertainment is welcome in Dadaab, one of the biggest refugee bases in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Defending champions Uganda Cubs are out of the on-going CECAFA U-17 Championship in Burundi. The Cubs suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Somalia at the Gitega Stadium in one of the semi final matches played on Wednesday. Uganda Cubs who won the trophy when the …

THIS WEEK: Deputy Speaker Oulanyah demands report on UPDF Somalia deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Oulanyah, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has tasked government to table a report on the UPDF operations in Somalia since the army deployed in the country eleven years ago. Oulanyah’s directive was prompted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General David Muhoozi, the Chief of Defence Forces, has asked soldiers heading to Somalia for the African Union Mission (AMISOM) duties to be alert and return alive. At least 1800 officers and troops will leave for Somalia this month where the Ugandan army forms …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan army spokesman Brigadier Richard Karemire has said reports citing possible attacks on Kampala by the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab are not true. Al-Shabaab got back in the news with Sunday’s attack  which African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)  said they repulsed, lost eight peace keepers …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, their army said. Local sources said a massive blast was heard in the Bulomarer district, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of Mogadishu, and fighting broke out after …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Shortly after sunrise, a group of young women arrives at a football pitch in Mogadishu, where they shrug off their hijabs — some changing underneath the billowing veil — to reveal their team kit. Young Somali men stand nearby, some disapproving but all watching closely, as …

THIS WEEK: Do not repeat mistakes in Somalia – Museveni urges UN Security Council Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called upon the United Nations Security Council not to repeat previous mistakes made in Somalia. Museveni made the remarks at the Summit of Heads of State …