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Tag Archives: Mandera
Kenyan policeman killed in blast: police
A bomb blast killed a Kenyan policeman and wounded two others in Mandera, a northeastern town on the border with war-torn Somalia, police said on Tuesday. The explosion is the latest in a string of attacks in Kenya’s restive border … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Insurgency, Islamism, Kenya, Mandera, Shabaab, Somalia
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Gunmen kill Kenyan policeman in ambush: police
NAIROBI — Suspected Islamists shot dead a Kenyan policeman in an ambush in the restive northeastern border town of Mandera, the latest in a string of attacks near the border with Somalia, police said Friday. “The officer was on patrol … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Mandera, Nairobi, Police officer, Somalia
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Horn of Africa Security Review
Critical Threats Horn of Africa Security Brief Somali police conducted security operations in Mogadishu, Banadir region on December 27. The searches were concentrated in the Hamar Weyne, Waberi, Hoban and Dharkenley districts of the city. Fifteen suspects were arrested during … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
Tagged Al-Shabaab, Beledweyne, Kenya, kenyan news, Kismayo, Mandera, Mogadishu, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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Five killed at Ethiopian border
Five people were killed and three others injured when heavily armed men raided a village in Mandera West District near the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Local leaders blamed the government for failing to act on intelligence report that had warned of the … read more
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Al-Shabaab, Ali Mohamed, Ethiopia, Garre, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mandera, reuters africa news, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government
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‘Al-Shabaab’ rebels raid Kenya police post
Garissa – Suspected Somali al-Shabaab rebel fighters raided a police post near Mandera in northern Kenya on Saturday, seizing weapons and burning a mobile phone transmission mast, security officials said. The group of fighters attacked Arabiya, a trading centre 60km … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Garissa, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Kenya, Mandera, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Wave of Kenya attacks – 3 dead
Mandera – A wave of attacks in northern Kenya left three people dead and 26 wounded, provoking a backlash by security forces who beat scores of civilians at the site of one attack in a town on the country’s border … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, East Africa, Garissa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Kenya, Mandera, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, Thursday, West Africa
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Kenya arrests six Shabaab fighters in border town
Kenyan police have arrested six suspected fighters from Somalia’s al Shabaab rebel group in Mandera on the Kenyan side of the border with Somalia, a police source said on Sunday. The dusty border town, which sits close to Ethiopia as … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Beled Haawo, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Kenya, Mandera, News local news, North Eastern Province (Kenya), Somalia, World news
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Kenya: Govt. on alert over militia threats
The government has taken precautionary security measures following threats of attacks by the Somali militia group Al-Shabaab. Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere says the threats by Alshabaab cannot be taken for granted considering they issued a similar warning to Uganda before … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Kenya, Mandera, Nairobi, News local news, Somalia, Uganda, World news
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115 people die in Somali government assault
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A government offensive against al-Qaida-linked militants largely subsided Sunday as officials said that at least 115 people had been killed since the violence started several days ago. Ali Muse, the chief of the Mogadishu ambulance service, said … read more
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, Burundi, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Mandera, militant, Mogadishu, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Somalia, World news
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3,000 illegal immigrants seized in NEP last year
Police in North Eastern Province arrested more than 3,000 illegal immigrants last year. Area PC James 0le Seriani said 50 suspects, some with Israeli passports, were among those arrested for alleged involvement in terrorism. In the past one week, administration … read more
Somali gunmen strike inside Kenya
Nairobi – Three gunmen from Somalia crossed the Kenyan border and killed a community organiser working with Somali refugees, officials said, a cross-border incursion that underscores the threat militants pose to Kenya. The victim, Ibrahim Mohamed, had reportedly been encouraging … read more
UN urges Kenya not to send back Somali refugees
GENEVA — The UN refugee agency made an urgent appeal to Kenya Wednesday not to turn back Somalis fleeing across the border from fighting between a pro-government militia and Islamist Shebab fighters. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said … read more
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Demography, Forced migration, Geneva, geography, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Islamism, Kenya, Mandera, Political geography, political-news, Refugee, Right of asylum, Social Issues, Somali people, Somalia, Switzerland, timeline of the War in Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, War Conflict
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Kenya -Somalia: Border town emptied by fighting
At least 20,000 Somalis displaced by fighting from the border town of Bulo Hawo are facing an uncertain future in camps in the Kenyan town of Mandera, locals told reporters. “The entire town [Bulo Hawo] has almost been emptied by … read more
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, East Africa, Kenya, News, Refugees/Migrants, Somali
Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Al-Shabaab, Beled Haawo, border town, disasters-news, geography, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Islamism, Kenya, Mandera, North Eastern Province, Political geography, political-news, Social Issues, Somali people, Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, War Conflict
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A family uses abandoned vehicles for shelter in Mathare, Kenya
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Tagged Africa news, African countries, African Union member states, Al-Shabaab, Beled Haawo, border town, disasters-news, geography, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Islamism, Kenya, Mandera, North Eastern Province, Political geography, political-news, Social Issues, Somali people, Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, War Conflict
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Somali forces ‘foil al-Shabab raid’
Civilians reportedly among the 27 people killed after al-Shabab launched attempt to retake town near Kenyan border. At least 27 people have been killed in a failed offensive by Somalia’s al-Shabab group near the Kenyan border, according to government forces. … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged Africa news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Kenya, Mandera, Politics of Somalia, Sharif Ahmed, Somalia
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