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‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia
With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to come
One night in early July, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was finally time to abandon her small shop in the town of Moqokori in the Hiiraan region of Somalia.
Though she had heard of the rapid recent gains made by
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Kenyan activists abducted after joining opposition rally in Uganda
Pair had crossed border to support presidential campaign of reggae singer Bobi Wine
Two Kenyan activists have been abducted in Uganda after attending a presidential campaign event for Bobi Wine, the reggae musician turned politician.
Heavily armed security operatives detained Bob Njagi, the chair of Free Kenya, and Nicholas
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Organisers call for sixth night of protest as Morocco death toll rises to three
Prime minister praises security response and says government is ready for talks
Morocco’s prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch, has praised the security force reaction to protests over corruption and public spending and said the government was ready for talks, as organisers called for a sixth night of protests.
In a statement, Akhannouch said the death toll in the protests had risen to
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‘We are the last hope’: Gen Z Madagascar vows to fight on until president resigns
Protesting young people reject dissolution of government as insufficient and demand list of reforms
Young protesters in Madagascar have said they will continue their fight for the resignation of the president, Andry Rajoelina, and rejected his dissolution of the
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Violence breaks out in Morocco as anti-government protests rage for fourth day
‘Gen Z’ protesters accuse government of prioritising spending on World Cup stadiums over social services
Anti-government demonstrations gripped Morocco for the fourth night in a row as young people filled the streets of cities and destruction and violence broke out in several places.
With billions in investment flowing toward preparations for the 2030
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Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast
Pentagon chief says strike – fourth by US military in recent weeks – targeted boat with ‘substantial amounts’ of drugs
The United States carried out a strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Friday that killed four people, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said, a day after the Trump administration told Congress
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Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody
Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protest
Journalist Mario Guevara’s imprisonment by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ended with
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Fears Quebec Starbucks gang shooting could signal shift to brazen tactics
Local media named victim as Charalambos Theologou, shot as groups vie for power after arrests of alleged mafia bosses
The brazen daylight killing of a prominent Quebec gang leader inside a suburban Starbucks in the outskirts of Montreal this week could signal a new, more chaotic and brash environment when it comes to organised crime, observers say.
The arrests of alleged senior,
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Trump officials push claim that US in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels
Administration attempts to justify strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats by claiming US under ‘armed attack’
The Trump administration is trying to justify strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats by advancing a novel legal theory that the US is now in a
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Treasure hunters discover $1m in silver and gold coins off Florida coast
Valuables were being transported in 1715 from American colonies when a hurricane wrecked a Spanish fleet
Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the “treasure coast”, a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that – a load of long-lost