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Is al-Shabab looking to Ethiopia?

Al-Shabab has mostly struck Kenya when attacking outside of Somalia’s borders. But after recent arrests of alleged al-Shabab fighters in Ethiopia, is the Islamist group turning to Ethiopia as a new target? The al-Shabab militant group has sown fear and terror in Eastern Africa for more than a decade. The terrorist group is fighting to

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Nigerian police rescue 67 from ‘inhuman’ conditions at Islamic ‘school’

People are pictured after being rescued by police in Sabon Garin, in Daura local government area of Katsina state, Nigeria October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to “inhuman and degrading treatments.” The raid in Katsina,

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Raila Odinga Family in Vicious Fight to Grab property from his late son’s Ethiopian widow

Lwam Bekele, who claims Raila family has not been supporting her, says if it’s proved twins were sired by Fidel, she would include them as beneficiaries. We bring you details of the story that Standard Newspaper killed to save face for the Raila family, Mama Ida Odinga, the wife of Raila Odinga, is a reserved

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Philippine police chief resigns amid drug allegations

In this photo provided by Philippine National Police Public Information Office, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde, right, is congratulated by Police Maj.Gen. Guillermo Eleazar after the flag-raising ceremony at Camp Crame Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. Albayalde resigned on Monday after he faced allegations in a

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Aden Duale. said Kenya’s problem lies in a presidential system of government

National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale has for the first time publicly broken ranks with Deputy President William Ruto as a referendum wave sweeps across the country. Duale now becomes the highest-ranking official in the Jubilee administration to openly endorse a public vote to alter the country’s system of government. The Garissa Township MP on

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Kenya: IED kills 10 police officers near Somalia border

The remains of the vehicle the officers were traveling in. Ten police officers from Harhar GSU Camp in Garissa County have lost their lives when their vehicle ran through an explosive device. The officers were on patrol along the Damajale Harehare road near the Kenya-Somalia border at around 5.30pm when the incident occurred, according to

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Ethiopia’s reformist PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel peace prize

FILE – In this Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 file photo, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize was given to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, file) The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to a dynamic young

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Trump’s Anti-Somali Refugee Comments at Minnesota Rally Weren’t Even a Dog Whistle

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Donald Trump, the president of the United States, launched into an anti-immigrant invective during a campaign rally in Minnesota Thursday night that served as the latest example of how he has grown more brazen, more explicit in his

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Iran reports Explosion at Iran oil tanker off Saudi Arabia

Photo/Irna news An explosion damaged an Iranian oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian media reported. There was no immediate word from Saudi Arabia on the reported blast. State television said the explosion damaged two storerooms aboard the unnamed oil tanker and caused an oil leak into the Red

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Two businessmen linked to Trump Ukraine scandal arrested on U.S. charges

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has coffee with Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Aram Roston/File Photo Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have been helping President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer investigate political rival Joe Biden have been arrested on charges of

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