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Kenya: 11 protesters killed and 52 officers injured in anti-government protests

A successful precision airstrike conducted tonight at Al-Miskaad's Baalade Valley, carried out by @USAfricaCommand consistent and vital assistance, achieved its objective.

Reuters reporter: Kenya police open fire on charging crowd of protesters in Nairobi, one man seen lying on the road

Police block roads to Kenyan capital on anniversary of pro-democracy protests

The Kenyan government commended security forces for their "professionalism and restraint in the face of extreme provocation" during yesterday's protests

At least 16 people died in the previous day's protests across Kenya, Amnesty International said on Thursday, as businesses and residents were left to clean up the devastation in the capital and beyond

Two shot and killed in Kenya protests: hospital official

Confirmed: 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

During the ongoing protests in Kenya, a police officer is seen firing directly at protesters

Letter circulating from the Communications Authority of Kenya ordering media houses to cease broadcast of today’s nationwide protests

Massive 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

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