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Kenya: Concern as Al-Shabaab Militants Spread Across Mandera County
Nation, 16 February 2021
A wave of attacks by the Al-Shabaab that has left death and destruction in its wake in Mandera County, has raised questions about preparedness to fight terror even as the… Read more »
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Kenya: 120,000 Learners Have Dropped Out of School in Northern Kenya
Nation, 1 February 2021
At least 120,000 primary and secondary school learners have dropped out of school over the last 10 months in northern Kenya, latest statistics reveal. Read more »
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Kenya: KNUT Calls for Improved Security for Smooth Learning in Mandera
Nation, 31 January 2021
Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Mandera branch has called on the national government to improve security in the county for normal learning in schools to be ensured. Read more »
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East Africa: Defence Secretary Visits Kenya and Somalia to Discuss Al Shabaab
PR Newswire, 28 January 2021
Ben Wallace travelled to the two East African nations to enhance security cooperation in the battle against terror group Al Shabaab and other shared threats. Read more »
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Kenya: In Far-Flung Mandera, Unease in Somalia Spills Over
Nation, 28 January 2021
Mandera's residents find themselves between a hard place and a rock following sustained terror activities in the far-flung county. Read more »
Concern at Wave of Al-Shabaab Attacks Across Kenyan County
Attacks by suspected Al-Shabaab fighters that has reportedly left death and destruction in Mandera County, has raised questions about preparedness to fight terror attacks. The North Eastern Regional Coordinator, Nicodemus Ndalana, has admitted that the militants have moved to the interior of the county, after dismissing earlier warnings by Mandera Governor Ali Roba that a security crisis was unfolding. On January 13, a telecommunications mast at Darkale was reportedly vandalised and the following day, armed residents at Didkuro in the west of Mandera, fought off the militants who attempted to destroy another mast in their area.
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The United States military is reportedly seeking permission from the Kenyan government to carry out covert drone strikes targeted at Al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab fighters in parts of ... Read more »
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has outed key influential businessmen and leaders in northern Kenya, accused of supporting or funding terrorism. Matiangi listed nine ... Read more »
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Violent extremist organisations like Al-Shabaab are still looking for opportunities that will emerge with the pandemic to accomplish their missions, the U.S. Africa Command's ... Read more »
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The militant group's activities appear to have intensified in Kenya's coastal and northeastern regions, where it has deployed local recruits to collect millions of shillings ... Read more »
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The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) announced an air strike that killed two al-Shabaab members in Somalia, described as "an individual associated with the attack on Manda Bay and his ... Read more »
