Portal:Current events/2022 November 27

November 27, 2022 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Somali Civil War
- November 2022 Mogadishu attack
  - Eight civilians and a soldier are killed and several others, including Somalia's internal security minister, are injured when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a hotel in Mogadishu frequented by Somali politicians. Five insurgents are also killed. (BBC) (The New York Times)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi jointly announce that 40 Burundian rebels of the National Forces of Liberation have been killed recently in eastern DRC. (AFP via RFI)

Disasters and accidents

At least 14 people are killed and dozens of others are missing after a landslide hits Yaoundé, Cameroon. (AP)
Five people are killed in a helicopter crash in Yangyang County, Gangwon, South Korea. (Yonhap)

Law and crime

Protests against COVID-19 lockdowns in China
- Hundreds of protesters clash with police in Shanghai as security forces attempt to disperse the crowds during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the fire on 24 November in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. (Reuters)

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