Nine people have been arrested in Kenya following an attack on a luxury hotel compound in the capital Nairobi that killed at least 21 people. All five militants who stormed the DusitD2 hotel and business complex on Tuesday have been…
UN to lift nine-year Eritrea sanctions (BBC)
The UN Security Council is expected to agree shortly to lift sanctions against Eritrea. An arms embargo, asset freeze, and travel ban were imposed in 2009 amid claims Eritrea supported al-Shabab militants in Somalia. The resolution, drafted by the UK,…
Somalia’s al-Shabab says it has killed British spy (BBC)
Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has killed five men it accuses of spying, including one British national. The five men were shot dead in a public execution on Tuesday in an area under the control of the Islamist group.…