MOGADISHU, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Somali Ministry of Defense has confirmed that more than 70 al-Shabab fighters were killed during a four-day joint operation carried out in the strategic town of ...

KHARTOUM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's conflict risks irreversible fragmentation amid collapsing diplomatic initiatives and escalating internal divisions, analysts have warned, citing the failure of ...