Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a government convoy in Mogadishu that killed at least ten people and injured several more. Read more »
The Kampala metropolitan police have issued a warning to residents and the business community surrounding Nakiwogo landing site of fresh terrorist threats in the region. Read more »
The government has denied plans to immediately withdraw all troops from Somalia, despite the prime minister's remarks expressing frustration with the pace of military progress in ... Read more »
The government has announced it will transfer police officers in the North Eastern region a day after several others were interdicted following the deaths of at least 10 people in ... Read more »
According to Al-Shabaab spokesperson Ali Mohamud Rageh, the militia group has threatened further attacks against the government following the bombing and shooting that left at ... Read more »
At least 25 people have been killed and 40 others wounded following consecutive suicide attacks and an hour-long gun battle between the Al Shabaab militia and Somali defence ... Read more »
U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the provision of arms to Somalia to aid in the fight against Al-Shabaab militants. Read more »
Militants in Northern Mali attacked Timbuktu where they faced opposition from French military forces. Read more »
Fear and uncertainty has made residents of southwestern Hudur town flee their homes following the takeover by Al-Shabaab militia, after Somali and Ethiopian forces retreated. Read more »
France has ended weeks of speculation about whether or not al Qaeda-linked African warlord Abou Zeid was killed fighting in Mali. Read more »
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