Somali security forces end al-Shabab hotel siege
The Islamist militant group had set off a bomb outside a hotel in the capital city, Mogadishu.
Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it was responsible for the deadly attack on a Mogadishu hotel on Sunday. Somali security forces brought the siege to an end after a nine-hour gun battle.
Plus South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has said he will not appear before a commission investigating corruption during his presidency.
And a Namibian diamond cutting firm is enjoying positive benefits after a drive to recruit more staff with disabilities.
Photo:The site of the bomb blast outside the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. Credit: EPA
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