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• Thousands of Somalis struggle in aftermath of devastating cyclone

  More than 100,000 people are struggling in Somalia's cyclone-hit north-eastern Puntland region, a...

• ICC to allow video hearings in gesture to Kenya

  International Criminal Court (ICC) member states amended the court's rules Wednesday (November 27...

• Kenyatta vetoes media bill, sends it back to parliament

  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday (November 27th) rejected a controversial media bill pas...

• Kenya launches $13.8 billion railway project

  Kenya launched construction of a Chinese-funded 1.2 trillion shillings ($13.8 billion) flagship r...

• Somalia names temporary central bank governor

  The Somali government appointed a temporary governor for the central bank Thursday (November 28th...

• Most Somali refugees in Dadaab fear returning home, Doctors Without Borders says

  The vast majority of Somali refugees in Kenya are afraid of returning to their home country, Doct...

• Somali, AMISOM forces scale up security operations in Beledweyne environs

  Somali government forces and AMISOM troops conducted a clean-up operation outside of Beledweyne t...

• Kenyatta must attend ICC trials, court rules

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday (November 26th) reversed a ruling that would have ...

• Somali government to prioritise human rights, development

  The Somali government's reform agenda is focused on improving human rights and youth development,...

• Lower Shabelle traditional elders hold reconciliation meeting

  Traditional elders in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region held a reconciliation meeting Tuesday (Nove...

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Al-Shabaab presence in Mtwara raises security alarm in Tanzania

The Tanzanian government must take al-Shabaab's ability to run a training exercise in Mtwara as a serious threat to the stability of the country and the region, security analysts warn.

Features

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  HUMAN INTEREST

  For Dadaab refugees, marriage matchmaking may come down to this: pick a shoe

  For many residents of the refugee camp in eastern Kenya, marriage can be too costly to even consider. But now clerics in the camp may have found a solution.

• SECURITY 

  Dhusamareb administration bans vehicles with tinted windows

  
  Residents welcome the new ban and request the federal government provide more financial support for other similar security measures aimed at defeating al-Shabaab.

• SECURITY 

  Dhusamareb authorities take in al-Shabaab defectors

  
  Civil society groups are helping to establish a large rehabilitation centre for al-Shabaab militants who are increasingly defecting from the group.

• TERRORISM 

  Fate unknown of El Bur elders kidnapped by al-Shabaab

  
  Hiding out and hungry, al-Shabaab has kidnapped dozens of traditional elders who refused to tell local residents to hand over their livestock to the militants.

• HUMAN RIGHTS 

  Alleged rape victim, journalists jailed at Mogadishu Central Prison

  
  Somalia is setting a bad precedent of jailing alleged rape victims and journalists who report the abuses, rights groups and international stakeholders warn.

• CRIME & JUSTICE 

  Kenya targets rising crime by active and former security forces

  
  The Kenyan government is considering ways to reverse a troubling trend in which current and former police officers and soldiers are turning to crime.

• POLITICS 

  Kenyan NGOs threaten more protests over controversial bill

  
  Non-governmental and civil society advocates delivered a petition of several thousand names to parliament in protest of proposed amendments they say could cripple their operations.