At least 11 people died and more than 500 were arrested in anti-government protests across Kenya on Monday, according to the country’s National Police Service. Kenyan police used tear gas and water cannon on protesters marking the 35th anniversary of a pro-democracy rally that has stirred anti-government resentment among Kenyan youths, who were already enraged over allegations of corruption, police brutality and abductions of government critics. Some 11 civilians were injured, police said in a Monday night statement, though the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) reported that 29 people were injured. A total of 567 people were arrested, the police added…On Monday, several parts of Kenya saw gatherings as people marked the anniversary of the July 7, 1990, pro-democracy march known as Saba Saba. (CNN)

The African Union has extended the presence of Burundian troops in Somalia for an additional six months, reversing an earlier plan for their full withdrawal by June 30, 2025, as part of the transition from the ATMIS mission to the new AUSSOM force. The AU Peace and Security Council announced the decision following a meeting that highlighted the urgent need to fill “gaps” in AUSSOM troop deployments caused by delays from other contributing countries, particularly Egypt. Burundian forces will remain in Somalia temporarily to bolster ongoing operations against the al Shabaab insurgency and to support state-building and domestic security efforts, the AU said in a statement. The six-month extension is expected to provide time for all troop-contributing countries to finalize preparations for their deployment under AUSSOM, which is set to replace the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The decision underscores persistent challenges facing the AU-led transition, including funding shortfalls and logistical hurdles that continue to complicate the handover process. Burundi has been a key contributor to AU peacekeeping efforts in Somalia for over a decade, with its troops playing a frontline role in efforts to stabilize the country. (Garowe Online)

Fighting was ongoing between Somalia’s armed forces and the Al-Shabaab Islamist group over a strategic town in the country’s central region, a local militia commander and elder said on Monday. Growing attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked group, including one on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy, are fuelling concerns of a jihadist resurgence in the Horn of Africa nation after the militants were forced back in recent years. Al-Shabaab militants attacked Moqokori, roughly 300 kilometres north of the capital Mogadishu, with “vehicles loaded with explosives and hundreds of fighters”, local militia commander Abdulahi Adan said. The town’s militia had “tactically retreated”, he said, but added that “there is still ongoing sporadic fighting in the area, so that this is not a complete takeover”…Moqokori is strategically located as a gateway to several other major towns in the central Hiraan region. The town has long been contested, with Al-Shabaab seizing it in 2016, and last holding it briefly in 2018… [The attack] comes only months after Al-Shabaab took the town of Adan Yabaal, also in the Hiraan region, and which was used as a base by Somali military commanders. (AFP)

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