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(Photo: AP)A new definition for al-Qaeda
In this Friday, April 6, 2012 file photo, a supporter of Pakistani religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawwa stands on a representation of a U. S. flag before set it on fire during a protest rally in Karachi, Pakistan. The U.S. and Pakistan are starting to look more like enemies than friends, threatening the U.S. fight against Taliban and al-Qaida militants based in the country and efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan before American troops withdraw....Full Story

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(Photo: UN/UN)AU summit: Too little, too late
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Action needed to end horrors of female genital mutilation
Illustration by Dom McKenzie | I was very pleased to see the Guardian launch its campaign against FGM (End female genital mutilation, 6 February) and can only agree with the call for secondary heads to teach students about the practice before the summer holidays. As a C...Full Story
Force Commander Visits EU Naval Force Units During Port Visit to Djibouti
[EU Navfor]During the EU Naval Force flagship's recent two-day port visit to Djibouti, the Force Commander, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean (French Navy) visited the EU Naval Force units based in Djibouti. ...Full Story
U.S. Military Steps Up Operations in the Horn of Africa
[Shabelle]The US is dramatically increasing the tempo of its military operations in the Horn of Africa in an effort to counter violent extremism, in the wake of last year's Westgate attack in Nairobi. ...Full Story
Kenya president says will not allow radicalization in places of worship
NAIROBI/MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenya's president said he would not allow places of worship to be used to radicalize young people, in the wake of a police raid on a mosque in the port of Mombasa that triggered renewed clashes with Muslim protesters on Friday. | Armed office...Full Story
Kenya president says will not allow radicalization in places of worship
NAIROBI/MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenya's president said he would not allow places of worship to be used to radicalize young people, in the wake of a police raid on a mosque in the port of Mombasa that triggered renewed clashes with Muslim protesters on Friday. | Armed office...Full Story
Kenya president says will not allow radicalization in places of worship
NAIROBI/MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenya's president said he would not allow places of worship to be used to radicalize young people, in the wake of a police raid on a mosque in the port of Mombasa that triggered renewed clashes with Muslim protesters on Friday. | Armed office...Full Story
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Fri 7 Feb 2014
Somalia Declares Three Days of National Mourning for Its Former PM
All Africa [ERTA]Somalia has announced three days of official mourning for the late Prime Minister Abdirizak Haji Hussein who died aged 90 on Friday, January 31st in Minnesota, to begin after the burial service in Mogadishu on Friday (February 7). ...
Somali Troops to Move Towards Al-Shabaab-Held Bardhere and Burdubo
All Africa [Sabahi]The Somali National Army will soon advance into and liberate al-Shabaab-held towns of Bardhere and Burdubo in the Gedo region, UN-funded Radio Bar-Kulan reported Wednesday (February 5th). ...
Buckling Under Al-Shabaab Pressure, Hormuud Shuts Off Internet Services in Mogadishu
All Africa [Sabahi]Hormuud Telecom on Thursday (February 6th) disconnected mobile internet services in Mogadishu after increasing pressure from al-Shabaab militants who ordered telecommunications companies to stop providing internet services last month, Somalia...
Somali Information Minister Meets With Media Stakeholders
All Africa [Sabahi]Somali Minister of Information Mustaf Ali Duhulow held a consultative meeting with media stakeholders in Mogadishu Wednesday (February 5th) in which they discussed the draft media law and the relationship between the government and the media,...
Journalist Arrested, Beaten and Detained Briefly in Southwest Somalia
All Africa [Shabelle]The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the assault, torture, mistreatment and overnight detention of broadcast journalist Ali Ilyas Abdullahi by security forces in Baidoa, in southwest Somalia. ...
Somali Leaders Push to End Female Genital Mutilation
All Africa [Sabahi]Education is the only way to protect women and girls from the "barbaric act" of female genital mutilation, Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed said Thursday (February 6th) on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the International D...
Police Officers in Kidnapping Case Out On Bond
All Africa [Shabelle]Two police officers charged with kidnapping senior officials of the Ogaden National Liberation Front of Ethiopia were on Thursday released on a Sh2 million bond. ...
Foreigners Among Mombasa Mosque Chaos Suspects
All Africa [Shabelle]The Government has released a list of those captured after police stormed the controversial Musa Mosque in Mombasa, as the official death toll from the violence was revised to four. It is believed that foreigners may be among the 129 suspec...
Somalia - Journalist Beaten, Detained for Allegedly Covering Controversial Meeting
All Africa [IFEX]National Union of Somali Journalists ...
Three Days of National Mourning for Former Somalia Prime Minister Abdirazak Haji Hussein
All Africa [Ethiopia Government]Somalia has announced three days of official mourning for the late Prime Minister Abdirizak Haji Hussein who died aged 90 on Friday, January 31 in Minnesota, to begin after the burial service in Mogadishu on Friday this week (Feb...
Blast Occurs in Marka Town As Movement in the Town Comes to a Standstill
All Africa [Shabelle]Marka -A heavy explosion targeting Government troops occurred in the port town of Marka located in the lower Shabelle region. ...
Somalia - Puntland President in Mogadishu for State Funeral
All Africa [Garowe Online]Mogadishu, Somalia -The President of Somalia's northeastern state of Puntland Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas has arrived to big welcome in Mogadishu on Thursday as federal government of Somalia prepares for state funeral for former Prim...
Old fault lines, new flashpoints in Iraq’s Anbar
IRINnews By Louise Redvers | Follow @LouiseRedvers | FEEDBACKEMAILPRINTEASY READSHARE | DUBAI, 7 February 2014 (IRIN) - In just over four weeks, more than 260,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Iraq’s Anbar Province, creating a new humanitari...
Italian Frigate Its Libeccio Sails Home After Successful Counter Piracy Operation With EU Naval Force
All Africa [EU Navfor]The crew of Italian Frigate ITS Libeccio is heading for home after completing a four month deployment with the EU Naval Force off the coast of Somalia. ...
ESPS Tornado Reaches Halfway in Deployment With Operation Atalanta
All Africa [EU Navfor]Since ESPS Tornado joined the European Union's Operation Atalanta on 29 November 2013, the Spanish Off-Shore Patrol Vessel has certainly been very busy. The warship has sailed over 16,000 nautical miles and the crew has carried out a wide ...
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