A large blast was heard near Mogadishu's airport on April 14, just hours after unidentified gunmen attacked the city's main court complex, residents said, Reuters reported.
After two explosions occurred outside Mogadishu's main court complex, gunmen in government uniforms stormed the building and clashed with security forces, leaving at least four people dead, witnesses said April 14, Reuters reported.
At least seven people were killed in a firefight between the Joint Military Task Force and suspected militants in Kano, Nigeria, on April 12, Daily Post reported.
Two people were killed and eight were wounded when rebels shelled Kadugli, the capitol of Sudan's South Kordofan state, on April 12, Brecorder reported.
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir arrived in South Sudan on April 12 for his first visit since South Sudan became an independent country in 2011, Reuters reported.
Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group has rejected the possibility, suggested last week by President Goodluck Jonathan, of an amnesty, the group announced in an audio statement, the BBC reported April 11.