Somali musician-MP is shot dead

A Somali MP is assassinated outside a mosque in Somalia's capital by Islamist militants - the fifth parliamentarian to be killed this year.

The nephew of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, in an attack by Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

Six Egyptian soldiers are shot dead at a checkpoint in the Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khaymah, state media report.

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4 Zambians shot dead in Tanzania
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FOUR Zambians have been shot dead by police in Tanzania, where they allegedly staged a robbery and snatched 400 million shillings (about K1.6 million). Muchinga Province deputy commissioner of police Peter Bubenshi said the four were killed on ...
Four Zambian suspected criminals gunned down at Tuduma, TanzaniaLusaka Times

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An American teacher is gunned down by unknown assailants while jogging in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, local officials say

At least eight people have died in shootings in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, an administrator has said, the latest in a series of attacks to hit the city since a disputed presidential election.

Gunmen on a motorcycle kill a Tunisian police officer in the beach resort of Sousse, where 38 people were shot dead in June.

The former head of Burundi's army has been shot dead outside his home in the capital Bujumbura.

Police say three ruling party activists have been shot dead in a bar in eastern Burundi as tensions mount ahead of elections later in the year.