Somalia, Myanmar, Guinea.

Today's three stories you should know.

Somalia

In a rare move, the African Union (AU) has admitted that a number of its troops were killed in an attack on a base in Somalia by the al-Shabab armed group. The AU ordinarily doesn’t comment on such attacks. Burundi’s government said that 10 of its peacekeepers were killed, and the African Union gave no figure. Shabab claimed that more than 170 AU troops were killed but it is notorious for exaggerating such figures. The group, which has been fighting the government for more than a decade, controls some rural parts of the country and launches regular hit-and-run attacks.

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Myanmar

The Supreme Court in Myanmar has struck down an appeal from toppled leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on several charges with others still pending. Reuters news agency reported the appeal was “summarily rejected,” meaning it was dismissed without any arguments being heard. Nobel Peace Prize-winning Suu Kyi, who was removed from power in a military coup last February, was once considered a democracy icon internationally, but has since been heavily criticised after a brutal crackdown on the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority.

More from Reuters here.

Guinea

Guinea’s military rulers said today they intend to prosecute former President Alpha Condé for murder and other crimes they allege were committed during his time in office. Condé, the country’s first democratically-elected leader, was ousted in a coup last September after protests erupted against him. Coup leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya is currently interim president and said this week that Guinea would go through a 39-month transitional period before civilian rule is restored.

More from Africa News here.