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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:57
The African Union (AU) Saturday (October 12th) demanded the International Criminal Court (ICC) defer the crimes against humanity trials of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:54
Former Somali pirate leader Mohamed Abdi Hassan 'Afweyne', who was once one of the most feared pirate leaders operating from Somalia, has been arrested in Brussels, Belgium, and placed in custody pending charges, AFP reported Monday (October 14th).
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:16
Al-Shabaab fighters attacked Mahaday town in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday (October 2nd), about two weeks after Somali government and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops took over the town from the militants, Somalia's RBC Radio reported.
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:14
The Canadian government pledged $4.8 million to bolster counter-terrorism efforts in Somalia through the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Tuesday (October 1st).
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 10:13
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials arrested a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier Wednesday (October 2nd) for possession of elephant ivory, AFP reported.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 09:28
The number of people reported missing after the Westgate mall attack dropped from 59 to 39, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) announced Monday (September 30th).
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 09:27
Puntland security forces raided al-Shabaab bases in Sugure village near the Golis Mountains on Saturday (September 28th), killing one militant and wounding three others, Somalia's Garowe Online reported.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:34
The International Criminal Court (ICC) denied a request to postpone Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's trial for crimes against humanity due to start November 12th, AFP reported Tuesday (September 24th).
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:24
The international community must redouble its efforts to defeat al-Shabaab in light of the terrorist attack at Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall at the weekend, United Nations Special Representative to Somalia Nicholas Kay said at a press briefing in Geneva Tuesday (September 24th).
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:22
Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon vowed Tuesday (September 24th) that his government would "finish" the al-Shabaab militants who claimed responsibility for the deadly four-day siege at Nairobi's Westgate mall, AFP reported.