Somali terrorist group has become deadly in its operations, relentlessly attacking both civilian and military outposts. In its attempt to topple the weak Somali government, Al Shabaab has specifically carried out deadly attacks in the capital Mogadishu, targeting the presidential palace, the parliament, and supreme court offices.
Tired of waiting for the government to relieve their poverty and create jobs, thousands of young people have been camping and demonstrating in the main town, Tataouine, for weeks.
In Maiduguri, the vast majority of the displaced aren’t living in U.N. camps. Instead, they are eating and sleeping and praying in private homes, whose residents have opened their doors to the newly homeless — the poor housing the poorer.
Residents in Cape Town have been told to restrict showers to two minutes and flush toilets only when “absolutely necessary”, as the South African city suffers its worst drought in a century.
Benin is hiring scores of extra park rangers and bringing in conservation scientists to rehabilitate a part of West Africa’s largest wildlife reserve, which contains big cats and thousands of elephants that have largely died out elsewhere in the region.
Over the years this mid-year celebration has seemed to lose its relevance. There are several reasons for this, some it’s time to think critically about the holiday’s continued presence on Kenya’s national calendar.
Officials highlight that the three famines looming on the African continent and ongoing political instability in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and elsewhere, means the U.S. must remain active and engaged.
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert, they walked to a remote village and are being looked after in Dirkou in Northern Niger.
The 51-year-old woman has been held in custody over allegations relating to atrocities during the Liberian civil war which stretched from 1989 to 1993.
When Vogue Arabia featured Gigi Hadid in a hijab that barely covered anything, eyebrows were raised. But the team has upped its game and has put Somali-American Halima Aden on the cover of this issue.