Armed men have attacked a boat carrying migrants off Libya, leaving at least four dead and 15 missing, German NGO Sea-Watch said Friday. The assailants arrived aboard a vessel with Libyan coastguard insignia, and beat the migrants with clubs, sending many of them into the water, a Sea-Watch spokesman said. ...
Fighting between Somali troops and Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab fighters was ongoing Tuesday in the key city of Afgoye, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu, a security source and a witness said. “Fierce fighting is taking place in several bases in Afgoye, one of which came under attack ...
