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South Africa's government spells out its case against the country's suspended tax chief

Two women injured after Somaliland army opened fire in Las Anod, the capital of the Sool region.

Another attack in Somalia today: Isis claims to have killed a Somali finance official in Mogadisho.

PFG forces led by Ibrahim Jodran seize 40 vehicles for a Madkhalist armed group and Brigade 21 which were ringed in Ras_Lanuf residential area

Rotich: Today 6.7 million Kenyans have been connected to electricity compared to 2.3 million in 2013

Updated image after corrected geo-location: burning oil storage at Fiba oil tank farm near Ras Lanuf, Libya after attacks armed groups

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa, main rival sign up for first post-Mugabe election

Sisi removed defence min and interior ministers from their posts and replaced them with Mohamed Zaki and Mohamed Tawfiq

Mohamed Zaki was appointed as defense minister in the Egyptian government

Egypt: New government is sworn in to the Sisi

Italy and France agree 'better migration management needed'

Oil storage tank caught fire in Libya's Ras Lanuf as clashes broke out between BDB and LNA militias controlling the site. Yesterday LNA spox said that Air Force conducted airstrikes against BDB convoy

A Hawlwadag district official and one of the electoral delegates in last year's Somalia election died in separate attacks by suspected Al-Shabab assassins

South Africa's Sibanye confirms all five missing miners dead

Clashes continue near al-Sidrah amid reports that an oil storage tank was hit by a shell said to have been fired by 'Benghazi Defence Brigades' and Ibrahim Jathran's tribal fighters. Libya

Two killed in knife attack at mosque in South Africa's Malmesbury, police say attacker shot dead

Nigeria - The Nigerian Army killed 23 BokoHaram militants and recovered weapons during a clearance operation

Extremist fighter within the ranks of Khalifa Haftar's self-styled army, Dawood Al-Gabsi, vows in a video from Derna to "capture" entire Libya from east to Ras Ajdir border with Tunisia in the west

Chief of occupation authorities in Crimea Sergei Aksenov says that power at peninsula will be restored in 3 hours

Italy said its decision to shut its ports to migrants aboard charity ship Aquarius was firm. "We won't change (our position) on ships belonging to NGOs," said Interior Minister @matteosalvinimi. "Ships belonging to foreign organizations can't dictate Italy's migration policy."

Video published on Facebook showing LNA fighters killing (executions) two allegedly unarmed militants in Eastern Darnah. According to LNA, the militants were driving this car and did not stop at time.

Somalia: Isis claims to have killed a Somali policeman in Bosaso.

Puntland regional leader sacks intel and security chiefs. Statement issued by Abdiweli M Gas says duties have been relieved from PIA director Abdirazak Isse Hussein Khaatumi, and PSS chief Abdullahi Aden Mohamed "Abdullahi Ulle"; no reason has been given for the sacking

Two soldiers killed in an attack on military base in Qansaxdhere town. Somalia, Ethiopian forces clashed with AlShabaab - Media reports

Kenya military budget crosses the $1 billion mark as country increases spending on military and intelligence resources

Video: Libyan Army says Derna liberation nearly complete, "militants" seen fleeing. Libya

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 69km ESE of Pamandzi, Mayotte

ICC judges order DR Congo Bemba's interim release

First transfer of people from Aquarius to Italian coast guard vessel. 90 people were taken just now. More than 400 left to be transferred - according to initial plan.

Gen. Mohamed Ahmed, the commander of army division 52 forces told local media that the security operations in the past four months done all over the Hiiran Region killed 80 Alshabaan fighters including top officers. Somalia