East African countries face increasing threat from al-Shabab, report says

(c) 2016, The Washington Post. NAIROBI — Somalia-based al-Shabab militants pose a rising threat to nations across East Africa, which are among the continent’s fastest-growing, according to a report released Monday by a regional bloc of eight countries. The report by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development notes that al-Shabab, like the Islamic State militant group,has […]