Mogadishu – Residents say Kenyan forces have pulled out of a town in southwestern Somalia where Islamic extremists killed Kenyan peacekeepers recently. Ahmed Hassan, who lives in El-Ade, said the town is “no man’s land now” after Kenyan troops started withdrawing early on Tuesday and heading toward the Kenyan border.

Nairobi – The bodies of Kenyan soldiers killed when Al-Qaeda-linked militants overran their base in Somalia were flown home late on Monday draped in the national flag as a rescue operation was underway for survivors. Defence Minister Raychelle Omamo called the dead “VIPs, the fallen heroes” as four coffins arrived …

Juba – South Sudan’s president and a rebel leader both merit sanctions because their troops have targeted civilians and broken international law, a UN panel of experts says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. The report also calls for an arms embargo on the oil-rich but economically …