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Several suicide bombers launched an attack at a beach restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu on Friday leaving atleast 32 people dead and dozens injured. Six members of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab targeted the restaurant at the Beach View Hotel using a suicide bomb, according to SONNA. Five attackers were killed, SONNA reported. It is unclear what happened to the sixth.
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Kenyan President William Ruto announced the first 11 members of his new Cabinet on Friday, retaining six ministers from the previous administration in key positions such as defense and interior. This decision comes amidst significant public unrest and monthlong protests against new tax proposals and perceived government mismanagement.
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In the conflict-ridden Darfur region of Sudan, the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) is grappling with a severe crisis. Satellite imagery released by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab on Friday highlights a significant influx of displaced people and rising floodwaters that threaten to contaminate water and sanitation facilities. The camp, home to about 500,000 people, is now at heightened risk of cholera and other diseases.
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Gambian MPs on Monday voted to uphold a law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in the largely Muslim nation, after religious groups pushed for the legislation to be repealed.
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Protests have erupted across at least 15 Nigerian states against poor governance and economic difficulties attributed to President Bola Tinubu’s reforms.
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Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost his entire cabinet following weeks of intense anti-government protests, he announced Thursday. The decision leaves only Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in their posts.
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has warned protesters that they will be "playing with fire" if they press ahead with plans to stage an anti-corruption march to parliament on Tuesday.
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A compensation of 10m shillings ($78,000; £61,000) has been awarded to the widow of a prominent Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police at a roadblock nearly two years ago in by a Kenyan court.
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