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Somali forces end deadly al-Shabab hotel siege; UN warns of full-blown famine

An attack claimed by the al-Shabab armed group on a popular hotel in the centre of the Somali port city of Kismayo killed nine civilians on Sunday, October 23, as the World Food Program (WFP) warned it is only a matter of time before the conflict-torn Somalia is hit with a full-blown famine and people […]

Defense: Morocco & U.S. agree to work together against challenging security issues in Africa

Morocco and the Pentagon have agreed to continue to work together on counterterrorism, maritime security in the Mediterranean, and other pressing security issues on the African continent. The agreement was reached during the 12th U.S.-Morocco Defense Consultative Committee (DCC) held in Washington Nov.7-8 under the co-chairmanship of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin […]

Equatorial Guinea: President Obiang runs again for office, seeking to extend record 43-year rule

President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, the world’s longest-standing leader, is running for office again in Sunday elections, as he wants to extend his 43-year authoritarian rule in the oil-rich Central African nation. His party confirmed that Obiang would run in the elections to be held on Sunday (20 November). The world’s longest-standing president is […]