November 20

• Africa: In Brief - Row Brews Between Kenya and Somalia

  Nairobi officials appeal for calm after the Eastleigh matatu attack. Kibaki leads the way in voter-registration but millions of Kenyans may not be able to follow. A row brews... Read more »

November 8

• Somalia: Car Explodes in Mogadishu

  One soldier was killed and several civilians injured on Wednesday after a remotely controlled car bomb went off near the country's parliament in the capital Mogadishu. Read more »

October 13

• Somalia: Govt Arrests 300 Militants

  Police commander in Somalia says their security forces arrested over 300 suspected Al-Shebab fighters during an operation in the capital Mogadishu. Read more »

October 3

• Somalia: African Press Review 2 October 2012

  The latest developments in Kismayo in Somalia and fake mobile phones in Kenya are among the stories covered in today's African papers.. Read more »

September 29

• Somalia: Islamists Pull Out of Port

  Islamist Al-Shebab insurgents have pulled out of the southern Somalia port city of Kismayo, its last stronghold, following fighting with African Union forces. Read more »

September 22

• Somalia: Mogadishu Café Suicide Bomb Kills 15

  15 people were killed and at least 20 more injured in a suicide bomb attack in a Mogadishu café on Thursday, according to witnesses . Read more »

September 12

• Somalia: Citizens Hopeful Over New President

  The election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamed as the new president of Somalia during an election in the capital, Mogadishu, has been welcomed across the country, particularly in the... Read more »

September 10

• Somalia: African Press Review 10 September 2012

  The state of relations between Christians and Muslims in East Africa is a topic in some of the papers today, as well as the clean-up operation in Mogadishu ahead of yesterday's... Read more »

September 6

• Somalia: Kismayu Residents Flee as Navy Attacks Continue

  Witnesses on Wednesday said naval ships fired missiles on the strategic port city of Kismayo, the largest seaport town still held by al-Shebab militants in southern Somalia. Read more »

September 3

• Africa: Press Review - Nigeria's Oil Revenue Still Rising

  Worries in South Africa about police competence following last month's mining tragedy, and calls in Nigeria for a more diverse economy are both stories in today's papers. Read more »

August 28

• Somalia: African Press Review

  A UN worker is reported to have been killed in Somalia. Has Rwanda come of age? And who killed Sheikh Aboud Rogo? Read more »

August 9

• Egypt: African Press Review 8 August 2012

  Sinai Bedouin want the right to defend their army. Is Amisom short of cash? Eyewitnesses describe Nigeria's latest church attack. Why the mother of Ghana's vice-president is... Read more »

August 6

• Kenya: Chaos Continues in Somalia - Report

  Kenya wins its first London Olympics gold. Chaos continues in Somalia with the end of its transitional process in sight. Is assassination back in fashion in SA's politics? Ugandan... Read more »

July 25

• Somalia: Elders Agree to Vote On New Constitution

  After two months of constitutional setbacks, traditional elders have agreed to vote on the new constitution. Many politicians say the approval by the traditional leaders is a... Read more »

July 15

• Africa: African Union Summit Opens in Addis Ababa

  African Jihadism is gripping Africa, said African Union Commission Chairperson Dr. Jean Ping at the opening of the 19th AU Summit in Addis Ababa on Sunday. Read more »

June 22

• Somalia: South African Hostages Freed in Somalia

  Two South Africans who have been held hostages by Somali pirates for almost 20 months have been freed on Thursday. Read more »

June 17

• Somalia: Suicide Bomber Attacks Govt Base

  A suicide bomber and member of jihadist group Al-Shebab rammed a car laden with explosives into the front gate of a government base in Afgoye, a town thirty kilometers away from... Read more »

June 15

• Somalia: French Court Jails Pirates

  A Paris court has sentenced four of the six Somalis pirates charged with holding the crew of a luxury ship hostage in the Gulf of Aden in 2008 to between four and 10 years in jail. Read more »

• Somalia: Controversy Over Runaway Marriages

  Running away to get married is part and parcel of Somali culture and society, though Islamic clerics have different opinions regarding the legality of this type of marriage. Read more »

June 11

• Somalia: Fighters Retake Town After Ethiopians Pull Back

  Heavily armed al-Shebab fighters on Sunday recaptured the town of Elbur in central Somalia after Ethiopian and pro-government Sufi militias evacuated witnesses and residents. Read more »

June 1

• Kenya: Troops From Somalia and Kenya Seize Town of Afmadow

  Kenyan forces along with Somali troops on Thursday took control of Afmadow, a town in southern Somalia, all without firing a shot, witnesses and residents said. Read more »

May 30

• Somalia: Govt Forces Repel Attack on President

  Heavily armed Al-Shebab fighters ambushed Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Tuesday while he was on a surprise visit to Afgoye town, where pro-government forces have been... Read more »

May 25

• Somalia: Journalist Shot Dead in Capital Mogadishu

  Gunmen shot dead a journalist with the Shabelle Media Network in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Thursday in the sixth killing of a reporter in the war-torn nation in as many... Read more »

• Somalia: Leaders Agree to End Political Transition Process

  Somali leaders, meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa over the last three days, have finally agreed to end the political transition process and set a date for the creation... Read more »

May 23

• Somalia: AU Troops Launch Anti-Shabaab Offensive in Refugee Region

  African forces backing Somali government troops say they have launched a carefully planned operation to bring security and stability to the people of the Afgoye corridor, a rural... Read more »