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At least 12 people have been killed after al-Shabab militants, stormed a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Friday night. Police said attackers detonated two explosives outside the hotel, before entering the building and opening fire. Continued gunfire and explosions were reported on Saturday, as security forces battled an …

A former deputy leader and spokesperson of Somali militant group al-Shabab has been appointed as a government minister. Mukhtar Robow has been chosen as the religious affairs minister in Somalia’s new cabinet. He had been under house arrest for four years after being detained during the term of the previous …