Authorities in Mogadishu are dealing with a handful of coronavirus infection. However they fear things will get out of control if the Al Shabaab misinformation against traction.

At least a quarter of a million people died in the famine a decade ago when Al Shabaab prevented people from accepting international aid.

Now the terror groupm is saying COVID19 is being spread by crusaders and their disbeliever allies.

Muslim  clerics in Mogadishu are using loud hailers at street corners to nail the lie and persuade the people that getting the help of the World Health Organisation is vital.

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Speaking at the end of the NATO summit in London, Macron says the Sahel leaders must address anti French sentiment about its role in Africa.

France is the only Western country with a substantial military presence in Africa.

It sent in troops to prevent Mali being overrun by Jihadis in 2013.

It still has 4 500 soldiers helping the so called Sahel G5 comprising Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Chad and Burkina Faso.

French President Emmanuel Macron says if those troops are stay there, African leaders must affirm that they need them.

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Their action follows yesterday’s bombing of bus which killed three Vietnamese  tourists and an Egyptian tour operator.

No group’s claimed responsibility for yesterday’s destruction of a tourist bus at the great pyramids of Giza hit by a roadside bomb .

Egyptian security forces have responded swiftly to protect the industry that a cornerstone of its economy.

They killed 30 terrorists in Giza province and further ten north Sinai.

In February this year, they responded to an attack on a mosque in Sinai in which more than 300 people died with an operation they said killed  450 jihadis.

30 Egyptian soldiers died in that action.   

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Their report to the UN Security Council coincided with the attacks in Ouagadougou by Al Qaeda-affiliated militants.

The UN experts are monitoring the implementation of sanctions on Mali following  its 2012 seizure by Islamist extremists.

They say the jihadis groups are working together to fight the five-nation i force. established last year that will eventually deploy 5 000 troops with financial assistance from the United Nations.

The experts say the greatest threat is in the border area between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Their report was tabled in New York last Friday when terrorists attacked army headquartersrters and the French embassy in the Burkina capital.-0o

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Islamist militants has also rounded on army headquartersband locations near the offices of the prime minister and UN

Burkino Faso’s police reported a coordinated attack  several locations in Ouagadougou, including close to the prime minister’s office and United Nations roundabout, adding that it believed jihadi groups were behind the assault.

French embassy reported on its website that it was under attack.

Later it said there was no clarity on which sites were being targeted.

Police said security units were deployed to the scene and urged people to stay away from that area after an explosion rocked the nearby army headquarters and masked gunmen were seen attacking the entrance to the building.

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More people are believed to trapped in the building.

Gunmen attacked the Aziz Istanbul restaurant, and security forces were deployed to try to end the onslaught.

Witnesses said shots were heard around 9 p.m.

Several hours later, a heavy exchange of gunfire still rang out.

Sunday’s attack comes less than two years after Islamic extremists killed 30 people at a downtown restaurant popular with foreigners.

It wasn’t immediately clear who carried out the attack.

Burkina Faso, like other countries in West Africa, has been sporadically targeted by jihadist groups operating across Africa’s Sahel.

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The gunman killed at least 16 students at Garissa university after separating and freeing their Muslim counterparts.

More than 500 students remain unaccounted for.

Al Shabab terrorists from Somalia have launched cross border raids into Kenya to avenge that country supporting the government in Mogadishu.

However it’s clear from the jihadis remarks today that they regard parts of Kenya to be under Muslim control.

President Uhuru Kenyatta reacted with fury.

He says recruitment of 10 000 new police officers will be speeded up after today’s attack on the university campus.

He urged fellow Kenyans to remain calm but gave no indication how his security forces are dealing with the situation still playing out in Garissa.

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