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4 years

GREAT NEWS! Kenya Wildlife Service says no rhinos were killed by poachers in the country in 2020 - the first time in more than 20 years. Via BBC

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Saudi Arabia and UAE donated an aid package of $3 billion to Sudan on Sunday. Tonight in Khartoum, protesters are chanting "we dont want Saudi support..."

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BREAKING NEWS: #AlShabaab fighters have attacked a US military base in Lamu county, #Kenya . Reports say a suicide bomber involved in the attack on Camp Simba in Manda Bay.

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More than 6,000 bodies found in Burundi mass graves. The findings in Karusi province are the largest since the government launched a nationwide excavation in January.

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Instead of throwing a lavish wedding party this beautiful Somali couple donated the money to the drought victims. #SomaliaDrought #Somalia

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5 years

Imagine the reaction from the West if an African leader was elected into office, not through multi party election, but only by members from his/her own party. It is the third time in the last 12 years this has happened in the UK.

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Boris Johnson wins race to be next UK prime minister

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UPDATE: According to the al-Qaeda group, #AlShabaab fighters "have now taken effective control of a part of the base" following the Sunday morning attack. #Kenya #Lamu

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Rwanda has banned skin bleaching products.

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7 years

Almost 300 people killed. At least 300 injured. More than 100 missing. Where is the collective outrage?

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BREAKING NEWS: Somali armed group, Al-Shabab, claim responsibility for Nairobi attack. Spokesman tells @AJEnglish : "We are currently conducting an operation in Nairobi."

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Ethiopia's Addis Ababa University to start teaching Swahili after signing a deal with University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The move comes days after the African Union adopted Swahili as an official working language. Via BBC.

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Abdullahi Hussein has won the Whitley Award - the most coveted prize in the conservation world. He won the award for his project to save the endangered Hirola antelope from extinction. Indigenous to Somalia & northeastern Kenya, less than 500 Hirola antelopes remain in the wild

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This Ghanaian teacher dances with his pupils to help them build their confidence. The world needs more teachers like Sackey Percy.

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UPDATE: #AlShabaab spokesman tells @AJEnglish Sunday morning attack on Camp Simba, a US military base in #Kenya 's Lamu county, is not connected to current events in the Middle East.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting with President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, at Downing Street on Thursday.

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This is amazing! These classrooms in Ivory Coast are made out of 100 percent plastic waste.

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At the height of Kenya-Somalia border tension in 1980, US sold Nairobi jets & attack helicopters. US then sold Somalia anti-aircraft missiles. A Kenyan official said: "You supply us with the planes and the Somalis with equipment to shoot them down."

U.S. Arms Accord With Somalia Alarms Rival Neighbor Kenya

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6 years

Meet the Central African Republic's "earth soldiers". The "soldiers" teach farmers from across the country innovative farming techniques.

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Robert Mugabe, who rule Zimbabwe for close to four decades, says country has become undemocratic since his removal from power by the military. You can't make this stuff up!

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JUST IN: Jose Filomeno dos Santos, son of former Angola president, sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud. His father, José Eduardo dos Santos, ruled the oil-rich country for 38 years.

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Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz arriving at last night's BET Awards in Los Angeles, USA.

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5 years

West Africa's biggest mosque opened in Dakar, Senegal today. Massalikul Jinaan, meaning "paths to paradise", cost $32 million and took 7 years to build. The mosque has five minarets and can hold 30,000 people.

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On December 27, Ethiopia defaulted on its sovereign debt after failing to make a $33m interest payment on its international bond. 48 hrs later, Abiy inks a controversial port access deal with Somaliland. Everyone's talking about the port deal & not Ethiopia defaulting 1/2

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Happiest countries in Africa: 1. Algeria 2. Mauritius 3.Libya 4. Morocco 5. Somalia *Central African Republic least happy.

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6 years

On this day 115 years ago, British troops massacred 1,000 Somalis in northern Somalia. Gone but never forgotten.

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Somalia-born Mohammed Ahmed won bronze in the men's 5000m race at the World Championships in Doha. He is the next Mo Farah. Bring the 2020 Olympics 💪🏿

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6 years

This 10-year-old South African kid is an absolute genius! Sibahle Zwane can do incredible arithmetic challenges in seconds without the help of calculator.

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2 years

Congratulations to ⁦ @JamalMOsman ⁩, @Channel4News Africa correspondent,⁩ for winning the ⁦ @rorypecktrust ⁩ award for his brave reporting from inside Al-Shabaab. Fantastic achievement.

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The French ambassador to the US @GerardAraud got upset that Trevor Noah congratulated Africa on France’s World Cup victory. Watch Trevor's perfect response to the ambassador!

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If #Kenya wants to send a strong message to Mogadishu regarding the two countries' maritime dispute, it should pull its troops out of #Somalia . But Kenyan leaders will never do that because that will hurt their pockets!

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8 years

. #Kenya said it killed these #AlShabaab leaders in airstrikes few years ago. I met them on my last trip to #Somalia .

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"There are many countries that have no free elections. They are there but they have no real democracy that can represent them, Uganda is one of them. There are others but I will not mention them for diplomatic reasons."

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There are many countries that have no State. They are there but they have no organised authority that runs them, Somalia is one of them. There are others but I will not mention them for diplomatic reasons - President @KagutaMuseveni #NTVNews

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BREAKING: Al-Shabab's military operations spokesman Abu Muscab spoke to the armed group's radio station couple of hours ago after Ethiopia claimed to have killed him in clashes earlier today Group also denied senior leader Fuad Shangole killed in today's clashes in Aato, Somalia

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. #Farmaajo before he became president: #Kenya , #Ethiopia & #Djibouti should not be there [in #Somalia ]" Is he going to kick them out?

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"I like to make people happy. I get happy when I see people laughing." Meet Muwado, the eight-year-old girl making #Somalia laugh. My latest for @AJEnglish

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6 years

Ethiopians love their meat raw.

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University students in #Mogadishu queuing to sign up for the 1977 Somalia-Ethiopia border war. #Ethiopia still occupying western #Somalia .

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BREAKING: South Sudan rebel leader Machar has landed in Juba. Machar fled the country more than two years ago after the collapse of a 2016 peace deal.

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4 years

Ethiopia: MSF condemns widespread attacks on Tigray clinics

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Masjid Jaama'a, oldest existing mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. It was built in 1238 and restored in 2009, according to locals.

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6 years

With President Joseph Kabila - the man who has ruled mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo for the last 17 years.

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This is amazing! This company in Ghana is using plastic waste to build roads.

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Eritrean-born Awet Tesfaiesus has become the first African-born black female MP in Germany's parliament. Awet migrated to Germany with her family at the age of six.

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Somali businessman, Ismail Ahmed, founder and chairman of money transfer company WorldRemit, named most influential black person in the UK.

Stormzy and Meghan Markle among most influential UK black people list

The Duchess of Sussex, Edward Enninful and Raheem Sterling also feature on the Powerlist 2020.

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More than 100 Somali women and children massacred in an unprovoked attack by Oromo paramilitary forces in Ethiopia's west Hararghe region on Friday. Ethiopian army withdrew from the area the day before the massacre.

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@AJEnglish BREAKING: Photos from Camp Simba military base showing #alShabaab fighters next to aircraft. Kenyan army said the attack by the al-Qaeda fighters was repulsed. #Kenya #Lamu #KOT

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6 years

BREAKING: UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has banned Boeing 737 MAX 8 commercial passenger flights from arriving, departing or overflying UK airspace - Reuters.

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2 years

Ahead of the Germany vs Japan match, German players cover their mouths to "protest" about human rights in Qatar. This from a country that has refused to admit committing genocide in Namibia where they killed over 80% of the Nama and Herero people.

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"My wish is for this ancient place to be kept for future generations." Haji Mohammed, Imam Shonke Mosque. Shonke is a 900-year-old village perched on top of a mountain in #Ethiopia 's Amhara region.

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Historic day in #Liberia today as former football star George Weah is sworn in as president, the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in the West African country in more than seven decades.

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Baby camels are the cutest animals in the world! Photo: Mogadishu, Somalia

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BREAKING: #Ethiopia to release more than 4,000 prisoners in an effort to combat the spread of #coronavirus in crowded jails, state media reports.

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6 years

How do you tell if your country is screwed? If its richest people are politicians!

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This small factory in Bulawayo, #Zimbabwe has sparked a global demand for their handmade boots and shoes.

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BREAKING: The World Health Organization has approved the first ever malaria vaccine. The vaccine is to be rolled out to children in Africa.

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8 years

Freed without any charges. Thank you very much to each and every one of you who campaigned tirelessly to get us released from prison.

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6 years

@harumutasa It is 42 degrees Celcius in Doha. Wondering why your president is wearing a scarf in the desert heat, @harumutasa !

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Al-Shabab fighters have captured a heavily-defended port in the Mozambican town of Mocimboa da Praia, close to the site of natural gas projects worth some $60 billion - Reuters reports.

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Inspiring. Meet the 18-year-old fisherwoman, Riyan Abukar, that's holding her own in Mogadishu's male dominating fishing industry.

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6 years

Interesting to hear from the man himself about the events that led to his illegal extradition from Mogadishu to Addis Ababa. Libax nin galay iyo nin ganayba og.

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Meet Mohamed Adawe, a 21-year-old mechanical engineer from #Mogadishu . Mohamed has come up with a homemade ventilator he hopes will save lives and ease the pressure on hospitals caused by the #coronavirus crisis in #Somalia . Pic: Feisal Omar/Reuters

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Somalia has two options that could make #Ethiopia think twice: First, demand the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from #Somalia . Addis Ababa earns millions in foreign exchange every month for being part of the AU mission in Somalia, a revenue stream it cannot afford to lose. 1/2

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7 years

Skyline of Senegal's capital, Dakar from the top of The African Renaissance Statue.

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6 years

Maanta anoo Koongo ka qaraabanayo aya mid lugooyo ah isoo wacay oo ii sheegay inuu qaaraan beesha u aruurinayo. Waxaan ku iri beesha aad sheegeyso waagii aan Yurub iska dhiibay ayaan ka baxay!

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Before the Somali civil war started in 1991, Saudi Wahhabism, Soviet Marxism and Somali nationalism were fighting for the soul of the East African country. Who came out on top? This Washington Post piece is from June 4, 1977.

A Three-Way Struggle for the Soul of Somalia's Revolution

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"They killed my daughter. She's not even well. They injured two of my daughters, one 14 years and another nine years. They also injured my mother who is very old." - Kusow Omar Abukar A family mourns as US drone attacks in #Somalia continue

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If the US is holding talks with the Taliban what is stopping the Somali government from holding talks with Al-Shabaab?

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A statue of former Ethiopian dictator Haile Selassie, a colonial collaborator, has been destroyed in a park in Wimbledon, south-west London.

Haile Selassie: Statue of former Ethiopian leader destroyed in London park

Police are investigating the incident, which is being linked to unrest in Ethiopia.

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Xamar waxaa kusoo batay qorax-joog ismoodaya qurbo-joog! Baraha bulshada ayey af Ingiriis agoon ah la dhex yuuraran. Eebe ha u sahlo hablo qurbo-joog ah oo tahriibiya ileen Nabad & Nolol markay tagto meel cidla ayey soo istaagin doonaane! Jimco wanaagsan.

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This image from last year's popular uprising in Sudan has won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year Award. It was taken by AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba

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6 years

After heavy downpour voters are slowly trickling in to polling stations here in #Kinshasa . Kinshasa has about 15% of the registered voters.

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3 years

BREAKING: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has registered as a presidential candidate for the December 24 election.

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6 years

Melania Trump went on a safari in Kenya wearing a pith helmet - a symbol of European colonial rule across Africa 🤦🏿‍♂️

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Ibrahim Omer, a former Eritrean refugee, has become New Zealand's first African MP. Ibrahim fled Eritrea in 2003 into a refugee camp in neighbouring Sudan. He was later resettled in New Zealand where he worked as a cleaner at Victoria University - Via BBC.

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Aden Ade, #Somalia 's first president, made history as the first African head of state to peacefully hand power to a freely elected successor

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Nothing chills out a soul better than tea and an ocean view 🙏🏿 Photo: Mogadishu, Somalia

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Kante is extraterrestrial! He was Man of the Match in both legs of the semi-final against Real Madrid. Tonight, in the final, he destroyed Man City and took home Man of the Match award. How can anyone not like this man 😂

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7 years

RECAP: Last 24 hours in Africa Zimbabwe opposition leader passed away. South African president resigned. Ethiopian prime minister resigned. Cyril Ramaphosa elected South Africa's new president.

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😍 Mogadishu, Somalia. 📸: Feisal Omar/Reuters

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Why will anyone spend a fortune to build a mosque in #Mogadishu - a city with hundreds of mosques but no public hospitals?

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New addition to #Mogadishu skyline. #Somalia

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BREAKING: Bobi Wine has rejected the early preliminary results released by the electoral commission; says "we are winning". #UgandaDecide2021 #ugandaelections2021 #Uganda

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In a city where almost half of its residents are internally displaced persons, erecting statues is far more pressing priority than building hospitals, schools and roads? #Mogadishu #Somalia

Mohamed Farmaajo

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I was proud to lead our nation today in restoring our historic monuments of Sayidka, Dhagah-tur, Hawo-Tako, Ahmed Gurey and #SYL . These figures are the pride of all of our #Somali generations. Safeguarding our history reminds us of our historic journey and inspires our future.

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Farmaajo, unlike previous presidents, has the Somali public on his side. Hope he stands up to #Somalia 's many enemies! #SomaliaDecides

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Foreign forces are not in Somalia because of al-Shabab. The war in Somalia is about land and access to the sea. A must-read piece from award-winning Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah.

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This Sudanese mothers prepare free meals, three times a day, for protesters. On average, the eight-members team makes 2,000 meals. They are all volunteers. #Sudan #SudanUprising

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Happy Independence Day to my people. If you can do this dance then you are a real Somali 😆

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5 years

@AJEnglish US military confirms attack on US base in Kenya. “U.S. Africa Command acknowledges there was an attack at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya and is monitoring the situation,” a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command said in a statement provided to ABC News.

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'Somalis lost a great man': Remembering Mogadishu's slain mayor

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4 years

To the Somalis celebrating Biden, remember he will bomb your country like Trump and Obama before him!

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Mogadishu is in shutdown as a Norwegian national (Somali prime minister) - backed by an American (the Somali president) - attempts to bring before parliament a motion of no-confidence against another Norwegian (the speaker of parliament). Pic: @DalsanFM

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Sheekh Mukhtaar Rooboow inaan waraysto aya igu ficnaan lahayd oo aan waydiiyo: Madaxweyne @M_Farmaajo shalay murtad ayaad ku tilmaameysay. Maanta muxuu yahay? Shalay miyaad saxsaneed mise maanta ayaad saxsantahay?

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Burkina Faso has unveiled a new statue of former President Thomas Sankara. The statue stands on the site in Ouagadougou where he was assassinated on October 15, 1987.

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Meet the Ghanaian entrepreneurs transforming their environment by turning waste, like discarded tyres, into furniture.

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5 years

Damiir laawe. Wixii ku dhagaysta ayaa kaa xun!

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6 years

UPDATE: Attack comes exactly three years after Al-Shabab fighters overrun a Kenyan army base in Somalia killing dozens of soldiers. #NairobiAttack also comes a day after trial of Westgate suspects started in the Kenyan capital.

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This picture is worth a thousand words. This soldier joined protesters at a sit-in site outside army HQ in Khartoum. Protesters decided to carry him on their shoulders. #SudanUprising

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8 years

So from now on I would like to be called Haji Hamza not Hamza Africa if you don't mind. Thank you :)

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Despite the chilly weather this morning in Nairobi, Kenyans have come out in large numbers to vote. #KenyaDecides #KenyaVotes2017

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Daughter of former Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been arrested, her mother told the BBC. Semahal Meles was arrested in Tigray's capital Mekelle, former first lady Azeb Mesfin said. Meles led Ethiopia from 1991 until his death in 2012.

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In Somalia, millions have nothing to eat because of the ongoing drought. Yet, Somali leaders are happy to spend the little money the country has on holding celebrations for soldiers who can't even secure the capital!

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