Vincent Makori reports on the Somalia explosion and how a Nigerian Army raided several buildings connected to a minority Shi'ite sect. VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart reports on Africa’s children aid and VOA’s Jackson Mvunganyi reports on how Africa’s school children were affected at the height of the Ebola epidemic. We report on the Republican debate and how Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spelled out her strategy for fighting terrorism. We end with the latest trends.