Almost 50 Islamist militants have been killed in a reprisal raid in Somalia, according to the Somali National Army. The army raided a farm in the Middle Shebelle region, where al-Shabab fighters had moved after attacking an army base. More:
AnalysisUnited Nations Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo responded to reports of attacks on the shores of Lake Albert and made a grim discovery on Wednesday.
Much of the international community’s focus in eastern DR Congo has been on conflicts involving the Islamist ADF rebels, or M23 fighters threatening the major city of Goma. Long-standing tensions between the Lendu farmer and Hema herder communities in Ituri resurfaced in 2017.
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