Djibouti: How Much Do We Know About the La Chaumere Bombers?

By Ahmed Abdi, MUSE Robleh Herad, 36, and Hodan Mohammed Isse, 29, were involved in the deadly attack at a La Chaumere restaurant, which left 20 people dead and 15 others wounded. Herad entered the second room of the La Chaumere restaurant where International soldiers were sitting and blew up himself, within seconds later his […]

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US Embassy Warns Al-Shabab Attacks in Ethiopia

By U.S. Embassy (Addis Ababa), THE U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa would like to remind U.S. citizens living or traveling in Ethiopia to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to enhance personal security. The Embassy continues to receive credible threat reports of Al-Shabaab’s intent and capability to attack Ethiopia and western […]

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Djibouti Restaurant Bomb Attack Killed 3, Wounded 15

By Reuters, TWO Somalis are suspected of having carried out a suicide bombing at a restaurant filled with Western military personnel on Saturday that killed three and wounded at least 15 Djibouti’s Interior Ministry has said. Several members of EU naval and civilian maritime security missions were among those wounded in the attack. 

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Explosions Rock Nairobi; Tourism Sector ‘on its Knees’

After a spat of attacks in different parts of the country by Islamist militants in retaliation for Kenya’s intervention in Somalia, countries like the U.S., UK, France and Australia issued a series of travel warnings.  President Kenyatta said, “We all have a responsibility to bring these attacks to an end. Tourism has been greatly affected by […]

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The Ethiopian Government Theatrics about Al-Shabab Threat

By ONLF Press Release, The Ethiopian government has declared that it has heightened security inside the Ogaden and the Somali border on the pretext of Al-Shabab threat. This declaration is a calculated ruse to misguide the international community, which is intended to camouflage the massive campaign of detentions and harassment it is conducting in the […]

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