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Kenyan lawyer found alive 11 days after abduction

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Kenya seizes $27M worth of crystal methamphetamine

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Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for mass starvation murders

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Somali pirates hijack Iranian fishing vessel

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72 killed in S. Sudan intercommunal attack

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Several dead in clashes between rival Ethiopia regional armies

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Rwandan government critic beheaded in Uganda

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Malaysia seizes 637 tons of cocoa beans from Uganda

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5 crew killed as Puntland recovers hijacked MT Honour 25

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Somali police rescue another oil tanker from pirates

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28 suspected Somali pirates escape during police transfer

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At least 14 killed, 10 abducted in central Ethiopia

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Somali piracy resurgence threatens global shipping amid Red Sea crisis

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US says it helped crack Madagascar online scam centers

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Outcry over Kenyan journalist’s abduction

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Ugandan to be extradited over arms-smuggling to Mexican cartels

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AFP analysis of IMO data: Piracy attacks off Somalia surge in 2026

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India says 22 citizens on two hijacked vessels off Yemen, Somalia

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Somali pirates seize cargo ship

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Attackers kill 60 people in S. Sudan cattle raid

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Tanker crew held hostage off Somalia

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Eight killed in clash between drug dealers in northern Sudan

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Sudan: Amnesty accuses RSF of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in El-Fasher

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Sudanese medics: 215 civilians die in RSF-run prison in South Darfur

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MSF dismisses staff members over abuse in Chad

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South Sudan graft whistleblower abducted in Kenya

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Somali pirates abandon hijacked UAE dhow mothership

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Uganda kindergarten murderer sentenced to death

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Officials: New pirate group behind latest Somali hijacking

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Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia

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Maritime agency: Oil tanker hijacked off Somalia

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Veteran journalist shot dead in Uganda

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Woman charged in US with trafficking arms to Sudan for Iranian govt.

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Madagascar investigates $919M of embezzled public funds

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Ethiopian news outlet demands probe into abducted editor

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Ethiopian police arrest human trafficking ring behind 3,000 victims

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Pirates abandon hijacked Iranian dhow after EU naval pressure off Somalia

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