At least 15 people were killed early on Monday in clashes pitting Somali and African Union troops against the Islamist group al-Shabaab near the southern port of Kismayo, officials said. Eight al-Shabaab militants were killed, said regional administration spokesperson Abdinasir Seerar. An unspecified number of security force members were also …

Chadian security forces killed six militants and lost five officers as they stormed an illegal arms cache site east of the capital, state prosecutor Alghassim Khamiss said on Monday. The operation is the latest by security forces in Chad in the wake of suicide blasts on June 15 by suspected …

Tunisia said on Monday it had made its first arrests after a beach massacre that killed 38 people, as European officials paid tribute to victims of the country’s worst jihadist attack. British Home Secretary Theresa May, speaking at the scene of Friday’s gun attack at a Tunisian holiday resort, vowed …