US says two jihadists killed in air strike in Somalia
US President Joe Biden in May ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat Al-Shabaab
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Chinese man charged with human trafficking in Malawi
He is alleged to have produced dehumanising videos of the children in the districts of Lilongwe and Mchinji in central Malawi.
Sudan forces fire tear gas at protests as death toll from tribal clashes rises
The capital has been the scene of near-weekly protests since army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan launched a power grab in October last year that derailed a transition to civilian rule.
Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel: police
Al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based group tied to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on a pro-militant website.
Ghana reports first cases of deadly Marburg virus
A total of 98 people identified as contact cases are currently under quarantine, the GHS statement said, noting that no other cases of Marburg had yet been detected in Ghana.
Russia and Ukraine to hold Black Sea grain talks in Turkey
Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat and other grain.
Ethiopia tasks UN to help rebuild Tigray infrastructure
The “national recovery programme” aims to rebuild infrastructure, improve access to essential services and help victims of gender-based violence, the finance ministry said in a statement.
Ivory Coast inaitaka Mali kuwaachilia huru wanajeshi wake waliozuiliwa
Ivory Coast inaitaka Mali kuwaachilia huru wanajeshi wake 49 waliozuiliwa katika uwanja wa ndege wa Bamako na kushutumiwa na maafisa kuwa mamluki.
Mali declares 49 detained Ivorian troops ‘mercenaries’
An Ivorian diplomat previously said some of the soldiers had been sent to join the UN’s peacekeeping mission MINUSMA.
The force said it believed they were part of a unit that provided routine logistical support to the Ivorian military contingent of MINUSMA.
Burundi vows to ‘eradicate’ begging as police sweep streets
Nearly 300 beggars and street children were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Federation of Associations for Children in Burundi (FENADEB), an umbrella group representing 70 civil society organisations.
