Two foreign aid workers have been kidnapped by suspected al-Shabaab militia at a refugee camp in Kenya. Read more »
Hundreds of families are on the move in the Somali capital after three days of fighting between government troops supported by AU peacekeeping troops and Islamist insurgents, ... Read more »
Militant group Al-Shabaab has vowed to carry out more attacks in Mogadishu following a suicide vehicle bomb blast that killed scores of people in the Somali capital. Read more »
Militant group Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a bombing that has killed close to 100 people in Mogadishu, Somalia. Read more »
Abdul worked as a journalist before death threats from Al-Shabab drove him to leave and head for Mozambique where he was told he would receive help. Read more »
Refugees and displaced people can now use mobile phones to search for loved ones via an anonymous database, and subsequently to connect using SMS or the Internet. Read more »
The suspect is being detained at the Lamu Police Station as investigations commence. A massive security operations had been mounted in Kiwayu, north of Lamu Island near the ... Read more »
An independent Somalian political party has described the UN-backed consultative meeting as a "lost opportunity". Read more »
Fatumo Farah is the director of the Netherlands-based development organization HIRDA and a mother of three children. After 18 years she returns to her country of origin, Somalia, ... Read more »
Al-Shabaab insurgents have prevented people from reaching humanitarian aid in Mogadishu, while in other areas food meant for famine victims is being stolen. Read more »
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