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We looked away and the machete men came out
International attention may have turned away from the violence in the Central Afrian Republic, but the situation there has not stabilised – instead it is getting worse.
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On Saturday, suspected suicide bombers struck a restaurant popular with westerners in Djibouti. Three people died and more than a dozen were injured, including European nationals.
International attention may have turned away from the violence in the Central Afrian Republic, but the situation there has not stabilised – instead it is getting worse.
Among the most feared of al-Qaeda’s affiliates, al-Shabaab was behind the Westgate shopping mall attack in Kenya. Jamal Osman attended one of its training camps in the Somali bush.
Nelson Mandela is buried in his hometown of Qunu, following a funeral service attended by 4,500 people, at which he was praised for teaching the world the lessons of forgiveness and reconciliation.
A night-time raid on the Somali coast struck at a stronghold of terrorist group al-Shabaab. The group allege that the SAS were involved and that one SAS officer died in the fight.
The news of Gambia’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth has focused a spotlight on the role of the 54-member grouping and its relevance in a world dominated by economic blocs.
Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group that attacked Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre, continues its campaign against the Kenyan government with attacks on border towns.
Kenyan security forces say that three militants are dead after officers storm Nairobi’s besieged Westgate mall in an attempt to rescue hostages. Six Britons are among the dead.
Al-Shabaab bombers targeted busy restaurant next to city’s parliament in “brutal” double blast.
At his press conference, President Obama ducked the questions about what happens if he fails to win one or both houses of Congress in the vote on Syria.
The G20 leaders are now in their first session. The sun is blazing outside and the temperature should rise inside over dinner later as Russia’s President Putin has put Syria on the menu.
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, has dismissed Robert Mugabe’s claims to victory in the country’s general election as a “farce”, insisting the results are null and void.
At least three people are shot dead during a demonstration outside a barracks in Cairo where ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is being held.
An Islamist coalition, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, urges its supporters to take to the streets and protest against a military coup that ousted Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi.
Denis Allex, a French soldier held hostage in Somalia since 2009, has been killed during a raid by French troops trying to rescue him.