The African Union has began training courses on human rights with officers from the Somali National Army. Read more »
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, has reportedly died from gunshot wounds he received during clashes with the military. Read more »
The government has launched a new army division to replace the Joint Task Force in the fight against the Boko Haram sect. Read more »
A Somali woman has said that she was abducted, drugged and raped at a military camp by the AU mission and Somali soldiers. Read more »
The UN says more than 80 children recruited as soldiers by an armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been rescued. Read more »
The Joint Task Force in Borno State says it has killed Momodu Bama, the second-in-command to Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, during a confrontation. Read more »
A series of Al-Shabaab's attacks in Mogadishu, and changes within the group, have raised questions about the government's ability to control the violence. Read more »
As authorities grapple with protesters supporting ousted President Mohamed Mursi in Cairo, security forces are also battling armed assailants in the Sinai Peninsula, along Egypt's ... Read more »
The Joint Task Force says it has arrested a World Health Organization consultant in Borno State and that he also acts as a medical consultant to Boko Haram. Read more »
An Ethiopian cargo plane carrying weapons for the African Union has crash-landed at an airport in Mogadishu, killing four people. Read more »
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