Obama’s grandmother to cook for president on Kenya trip

Nairobi (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed Friday to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he visits the East African nation, the birthplace of his father, later this month. “With regards to what food I will prepare for Barack on his visit, I will prepare all the

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Obama’s grandmother to cook for president on Kenya trip

Nairobi (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed Friday to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he visits the East African nation, the birthplace of his father, later this month. “With regards to what food I will prepare for Barack on his visit, I will prepare all the

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African Union troops retreat in Somalia as Shebab attack

Mogadishu (AFP) – African Union troops fighting Somalia’s Shebab insurgents have pulled back from several key towns following a series of attacks by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters, local officials said Friday. The withdrawal, a rare retreat after AU troops seized swathes of territory from the radical Islamists, includes the towns of Qoryoley and Awdhegele, which have

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Ethiopian Commander Surrenders to Al Shabab Fighters

BY HUSSIEN MOHAMED According to security officials an Ethiopian military commander has surrendered to Al Shabab militants in Kansahdhere,Bay Province. The Ethiopian left AMISOM base in Kansahdhere and joined Al Shabaab camp in Ufurow. The armed group Al Shabab have said they welcomed the Ethiopian commander who promised to convert his religion to Islam. Ethiopian

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Ten Amazing Security Facts During Obama’s Visit to Kenya

It’s official that US President Barrack Obama will be on his first official visit to Kenya this July and many Kenyans are excited about this but even as most of us celebrate the good news that the world’s most powerful leader is coming to Kenya, his 8 hour visit will bring business to a stand-still

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Sudan says students with Western passes believed on way to Syria to join ISIS

By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Twelve Sudanese medical students, most carrying Western passports, are believed to have travelled to Turkey with the intention of crossing into Syria to join Islamist militant groups, the university’s dean of students said on Sunday. If confirmed by authorities, the group would be the second of its kind from

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3 Ethiopian ISIS members arrested in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH — A total of 1,351 terrorists belonging to Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS) have been arrested in various parts of the Kingdom over the past eight months. A source reported the terrorists make up 29 different nationalities, but most of them are Saudis. “There were 1,058 Saudi terrorists and most of them were very young.

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U.S. proposes 6 rival South Sudan leaders for first UN sanctions

By Michelle Nicholas UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States has proposed six rival commanders from South Sudan be the first people blacklisted by the United Nations Security Council for threatening the peace and stability of the world’s newest state. The council’s 15-member South Sudan sanctions committee operates by consensus, so if there are no

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Grenade attacks rock Burundi after unsuccessful Coup

Protests have been repressed since a failed coup attempt, and the country is now gripped by a spate of grenade attacks. Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in Burundi’s upcoming elections plunged this tiny nation in the heart of Africa into crisis in April. The protests have been repressed since a failed coup attempt, but

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South Sudan Rebels claim recapture strategic Malakal town in Upper Nile

NAIROBI – South Sudanese armed opposition faction led by former vice- president, Riek Machar, said their forces have captured Malakal, state capital of the oil-rich Upper Nile state, on Saturday after hours of fierce battle with government troops. In a statement to the media on Sunday, rebel leader’s official spokesperson, James Gatdet Dak, said the

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