Somalia: Suicide bombings after al-Shabab leader killed
The jihadist militant group al-Shabab says it carried out two suicide bombings in Beledweyne, after one of its leaders was reportedly killed in a US drone strike.
The jihadist militant group al-Shabab says it carried out two suicide bombings in Beledweyne, after one of its leaders was reportedly killed in a US drone strike. Somalia鈥檚 government said Abdullahi Nadir had been responsible for many attacks against civilians.
Plus, former president of Botswana Ian Khama tells Focus on Africa why he thinks governments on the continent should condemn Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.
And the latest following the military coup in Burkina Faso, where Col Ibrahim Traore has been announced as the country鈥檚 new leader.
(Photo: The aftermath of an al-Shabab bombing in Mogadishu; Credit: Getty Images)
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