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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 06:59
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, issued the following statement on the attack at a shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya. According to news reports, as of 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday, at least 68 people have died and another 175 have been injured in the attack, and at least 30 hostages continue to be held. Four Americans were hurt and the wife of a foreign service national working for the U.S. Agency for International Development was killed in the attack. Al Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group based in Somalia, has claimed responsibility.
Senator Coons will chair a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs on October 8 in Washington to examine security and governance challenges in Somalia, including ongoing international operations to degrade the threat posed by al Shabaab, which controlled much of the country prior to last year’s Kenyan-led military intervention.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:21
President Uhuru Kenyata reminds its neighbour to rein in armed fighters, as al-Shabab repeats warning of more attacks.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:23
Omar al-Bashir says price hikes that led to deadly protests were necessary and blames outside forces for ongoing unrest.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:29
When the first shots of automatic gunfire burst out, Raju, a member of a local gun club, was waiting in line in a bank at the Westgate shopping mall. He crouched down, pulled out his phone and feverishly pecked out a text message: “I am inside and I can confirm this is not a robbery.”
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:30
But in case of resuming the military activities, Azerbaijan will start talking about the loss of major territories.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:31
Charles Blé Goudé, a crucial ally of Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivory Coast strongman indicted on charges of crimes against humanity, is being sought on similar charges, the International Criminal Court said Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:34
The worst week of violent unrest that central Sudan has seen in years has resulted in the arrests of 700 people, the government said on Monday, along with many deaths and an unprecedented crackdown on the news media.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:35
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for a Kenyan charged with trying to bribe witnesses to withdraw testimony against Deputy President William Ruto, the ICC said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:37
Kenyan Walter Barasa denied on Wednesday charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he had tried to bribe witnesses to withdraw testimony in the case against Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:44
US secretary of state John Kerry failed to raise the issue of Sudan’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protests during a private meeting in Washington on Friday with Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti, despite the US government publicly condemning Sudan’s response.