5 day agoTwo shot and killed in Kenya protests: hospital official
5 day agoConfirmed: Live metrics show restrictions to messaging platform Telegram in Kenya are now in effect; the measure comes as authorities issue a ban on live media coverage of the June 25 anniversary protests, amid rising concerns over the risk of a wider internet shutdown
5 day agoDuring the ongoing protests in Kenya, a police officer is seen firing directly at protesters
5 day agoLetter circulating from the Communications Authority of Kenya ordering media houses to cease broadcast of today’s nationwide protests
5 day agoMassive crowd of protesters at Thika Road
Parliament and president’s office in Nairobi, Kenya, were barricaded and surrounded by Razor Wire today ahead of protests planned for the 1-year anniversary of antitax demonstrations in which 60 people were killed and 20 others remain missing
Protesters shot by police rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital
5 day agoOne of the protesters in Nairobi Moi Avenue CBD has been hit by a tear gas cannister on the head
5 day agoKenyan police have blocked all access to Parliament as protesters mark the first anniversary of the killings we saw here
Protesters chant anti-Ruto slogans as protests kick off in Kisii
Kenyans are expected to take to the streets in large numbers on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests that culminated in the storming of parliament and several deaths as police opened fire on demonstrators
The Somali Ministry of Defense said its forces killed at least 25 al-Shabaab militants in precision airstrikes in the Lower Juba region.
1 week agoIn Nairobi, clashes broke out on Tuesday, June 17, between protesters, law enforcement, and armed civilians described as "thugs." Several people were injured. The protesters were demanding justice for Albert Ojwang, a teacher who died in custody in early June
Police officer arrested after shooting unarmed civilian during Kenya protest
1 week agoIn Kenya, following the death of Albert Omondo, police shot a protester at close range during street clashes
1 week agoClashes injure 11 as Kenyans protest death of blogger in police custody
Person shot and killed by Kenyan police at protest in central Nairobi over death of blogger in police custody, local media reports
Protesters clash with police in Kenya's capital Nairobi after well-known blogger, who criticised senior officer, dies in police custody
Vehicles ablaze in Nairobi as Kenya protests escalate
A member of Britain’s armed forces has been arrested in Kenya and U.K. military police are investigating, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday
4 week agoAl-Shabaab Militants Raid Somali Forces Military Barracks, Killing 8 Troops, in Dagmada Wada Jir, Mogadishu, Somalia
4 week agoAl-Shabaab militants have reportedly forced Burundian troops and some local fighters to vacate their camps in the strategic river-crossing village of Xawaadley in Middle Shabelle, about 50km north of Mogadishu. The militants have been deliberately flooding the area for 3 days with water from the Bal’ad nature reserve, the largest water reserve in Somalia. A source in the area said residents reported al-Shabaab militants were spotted in Xawaadley on Monday. Xawaadley has a strategic bridge linking the region to the southern half of the country
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on May 24, the second within a week
Emergency declared in the Pakistani province of Punjab, the provincial chief minister says
US Africa Command: We conducted airstrikes on April 16 targeting advanced conventional weapons aboard two vessels en route to al-Shabaab.
2 month agoAl-Shabaab Militants Raid Ugandan Forces Military Base, in Janale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Somali National Army, with @USAfricaCommand support, carried out a targeted airstrike in Aadan Yabaal, killing 12 Al-Shabaab militants. No civilian casualties. Operations continue to ensure lasting security
Somali media: Mortar shells fired at the presidential palace
3 month agoSomali Forces Strike Al-Shabaab in Lower Juba. Somali Danab Commandos and Jubbaland’s Dervish forces launched a joint operation against Al-Shabaab in northern Lower Juba. Officials say the raid destroyed key positions and inflicted heavy losses, though no casualty figures were
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted multiple airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on March 25, 2025
