Protesters back on the streets in Lebanon

Lebanese protesters used sandbags and bricks Monday to block a main street outside the country’s central bank, protesting financial policies they say deepened a liquidity crunch.

Lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with the local currency losing over 60% of its value to the dollar over the last weeks while sources of foreign currency have dried up. Meanwhile, banks imposed informal capital controls limiting withdrawal of dollars and foreign transfers in the country that relies heavily on imports of basic goods.

Panic has set in among residents who fear their deposits are in danger. Nationwide protests for three months have failed to pressure politicians to form a new government to institute drastic reforms.

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Former Deputy Speaker calls for the removal of KDF from Somalia

Kenya’s former deputy speaker of parliament, Faarah Ma’alim on his twitter page, made some controversial statements about the actions of the Kenya military forces in Somalia specifically in Gedo region. Faarah Ma’alim has called for the immediate removal of the Kenya Defense Forces who are part of the AMISOM forces deployed in Somalia to fight Al-Shabaab. Mr. Ma’alim said that Kenya has lost the war against Al-Shabaab and the actions of its military are affecting education in the regions that are targeted by the radical group. He added that Kenya’s internal security is weaker compared to how it was 11 years ago before KDF entered Somalia. The former Kenyan politician who hails from Dujis, Garissa county that borders Jubbaland has claimed that the only reason Kenyan forces are still in Somalia is to conduct illegal trade like exporting charcoal and selling sugar. Mr. Faarah’s statement comes days after Mogadishu accused Nairobi of interfering in internal Somal

Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for an attack in Garissa.

3 school teachers were killed on Monday morning when armed men attacked Kamuuda location about 35 km east of Garissa town. according to a statement from the leadership of Alshabaab, their fighters also torched a Kenyan police station and have stolen weapons and ammunitions. according to the statement, all the 3 teachers were non- somalis

Al-Shabaab assassinates a Banana vendor

The radical group Al-Shabaab that operates mainly in Somalia has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a trader who sells Bananas. The deceased who was named as Hilowle Aboor was a famous trader at Boocle market in Mogadishu, Somalia where he sold bananas, the same market that he was shot dead on February 4, 2019. Al-Shabaab claimed that Mr. Aboor was an undercover officer for the Somali government. The security agencies did not comment about the claims of Al-Shabaab and whether one of their men was killed. The group also claimed responsibility for another assassination that happened at the same night but did not give any explanation as to who he was and why they killed him. The terror group carries out assassinations in Mogadishu almost on daily basis.

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