[wanabidii] Africa had a very violent 2015, even as Kenya saw lowest number of terror attacks in three years (M&G Africa)

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Africa had a very violent 2015, even as Kenya saw lowest number of terror attacks in three years
 
Africa had a very violent 2015, even as Kenya saw lowest number of terror attacks in three years
 
Overall political violence decreased in 2015, but civil wars, armed insurgencies and violence against civilians remain a major source of conflict
 
 
 
Leading opposition lawmaker stabbed to death in Ghana, police say
 
Leading opposition lawmaker stabbed to death in Ghana, police say
 
Attacks on politicians are rare in Ghana but another leading member of the NPP, Adam Mahama, died in May last year after an acid attack
 
 
 
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