The Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said it was behind the attack on two hotels in the Somali capital Mogadishu which left at least five people dead, BBC reported Friday afternoon.

At least 21 people were killed and hundreds others injured in ethnic clashes between Berber and Arab communities in Algeria' southern province of Ghardaia, local sources told Xinhua Wednesday.

A security source reportedly said the clashes erupted when a group of unknown youngsters with knives and firearms assailed a private bus. The overnight clashes continued until dawn, according to reports from Xinhua.

At least 18 villagers were killed by Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram militants in Monday's attack on Memorom, a Chadian village near Lake Chad, local media reported Wednesday.

According to Xinhua, local people who were quoted by the media said the attack took place while the villagers gathered for meal which broke the Ramadan fasting.Reports indicate that the governor of Lake Region, Yunus Kedallah Hamid, went to the site on Tuesday and said the attack left 3 people killed and a dozen injured.

At least 3,000 Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia reportedly for an attack on al-Shabab militants, witnesses said according to VOA.

According to VOA, residents of the southwestern Gedo region said troops with tanks and armored vehicles began crossing the border Monday and have been seen in the town of Luq.Earlier, authorities in the region reportedly told VOA that forces are being mobilized for an offensive in areas still controlled by al-Shabab, including the group's last major stronghold, the town of Bardere.

Church of Uganda Archbishop Stanley Ntagali has criticised the US for legalizing same sex marriages, Daily Monitor reported Wednesday.

At least 14 people were killed in an attack by al-Shabab militants early Tuesday in Mandera county in Kenya close to the border with Somalia, VOA quoted Kenyan officials as saying the swift response of security forces prevented greater tragedy.

USA has beaten Japan 5-2 in Women’s World Cup in Canada becoming the first nation to win the tournament three times.

Llyod opened the evening  with 3 goals then followed by neat goal from Holiday. A goal from Health made it 5-1 in the second half. US’s Captain Lloyd completed the fastest hat-trick in Women's World Cup history with a wonder goal on 16 minutes.

Japan’s Yuki Ogimi and a Julie Johnston own goal gave Japan a lifeline, but a Tobin Heath tap-in sealed it on 53 minutes.

Two Ugandan nationals, Malcom Lukwiya and Emmanuel were arrested July 1 in Kenya in connection with a syndicate which is recruiting youth to join Syria’s ISIS terrorists, Kenyan police said according to Sunday Monitor.

Sunday Monitor says the pair were arrested at a hideout in Kabete, in Kenyan capital Nairobi, after allegedly sneaking into the country following the killing of a top Muslim cleric Sheikh Hassan Kirya in their home country.