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Mogadishu presidential area under attack
We follow reports of gunshots at a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu
A shoot-out is ongoing between Al Shabab militants and an elite Somali Government force around Mogadishu's Syl Hotel popular with politicians and expats.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister speaks of his commitment to peace and democracy as he's awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
And we pay tribute to our colleague, journalist Alex Duval Smith who's died aged 55.
(Photo: Ambulances arrive at the scene after a bomb laden car attack by al-Shabab militants in front of Interior Ministry in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 07, 2018. Credit: Sadak Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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