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Protesters shot by police rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital

One of the protesters in Nairobi Moi Avenue CBD has been hit by a tear gas cannister on the head

Kenyan 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.

In 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

In Kenya, following the death of Albert Omondo, police shot a protester at close range during street clashes

Clashes 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

Al-Shabaab Militants Raid Somali Forces Military Barracks, Killing 8 Troops, in Dagmada Wada Jir, Mogadishu, Somalia

Al-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.

Al-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

Somali 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

Al-Shabab fighters raided a security camp in Garissa, Kenya, killing six and injuring four. The attackers overran the camp, shot and stabbed victims, then fled. Security forces are pursuing them

Tragedy in Somalia: Cargo plane crashes near MogadishunnA DHC-5D Buffalo aircraft operated by Trident Aviation crashed just 24 km from Mogadishu while en route from Dhobley. All 5 passengers on board lost their lives

New African Union Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Visits Mogadishu, Somalia

Mohamed says his 13-year-old son was killed and his daughter wounded in an airstrike on his home in Gal’ad town, some 350 km north of Mogadishu, insisting he’s a well-known civilian with no ties to Al Shabab

The Somalia government reportedly deployed security forces on Friday to the road connecting Mogadishu and agricultural town Afgooye following multiple sightings of AlShabaab militants in the area throughout the week

Ahmed Nasser Dhuwaifar al-Khalifi, a member of al-Qaeda in Yemen, was killed in a US raid targeting al-Shabaab members in Somalia.