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Somalia

At least 15 dead after Al Shabaab Islamist militants storm a government compound in Somalia

At least 15 people have been killed in attack by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants on a government complex in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The victims

14/04/2015

Kenya

UNHCR mulls Kenya's call to close Dadaab camp for Somali refugees

The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Saturday it had not received a formal request from Kenya to remove a huge refugee camp housing

12/04/2015

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Relatives queue to identify Garissa victims

07/04/2015

Somalia

Kenya bombs al-Shabaab camps after Garissa massacre

Kenya’s air force has bombed two al-Shabaab camps in Somalia. Jets pounded the sites in the Gedo region on Sunday. Defence officials say militants

06/04/2015

Somalia

Militants launch deadly assault on Mogadishu hotel

At least 17 people have been killed in a militant attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The Somali ambassador to Switzerland was among

27/03/2015

Somalia

US drone kills al-Shabaab leader Garaar in Somalia - Pentagon

A US drone strike in southern Somalia has killed the al Shabaab militant leader thought to have masterminded the deadly attack on a shopping mall in

19/03/2015

Somalia

Dozens dead in Mogadishu hotel attack

Security forces have cordoned off the Central Hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu shortly after a suicide attack by Islamist militants. Police say

20/02/2015

Somalia

Somali militants claim attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least eleven people have died and several MPs have been injured in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The deputy prime

20/02/2015

Somalia

Deadly blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu

At least ten people have died and several MPs – including the Deputy Prime Minister and the Transport Minister – have been injured injured after a

20/02/2015

Somalia

Somalia: Bomb in Mogadishu ahead of Erdogan visit

A car bomb has exploded outside a hotel in Mogadishu where a Turkish delegation had been preparing for the visit of President Erdogan to Somalia on

22/01/2015

Somalia

Car bomb kills four in Mogadishu

A suicide car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed four civilians and injured several others. It’s thought the blast was aimed at security

05/01/2015

France

Somali pirates in line for compensation after rights violated.

Nine Somali pirates are to receive compensation of up to 9000 euros after the European court of Human Rights in Strasbourg decided they had been

05/12/2014

Somalia

Somalia: Suicide car bomb attack on UN convoy near Mogadishu airport

A suicide car bomb attack on a UN convoy near Mogadishu airport in Somalia, which has left several people dead, bears the hallmarks of al Qaeda-linked Somali Islamist group al Shabaab.

03/12/2014

Somalia

Car bomb explodes next to Somali capital airport

13/02/2014

World

Al Shabaab's war with Kenya: terrorist group 'may have even surprised itself'

25/09/2013

Somalia

Who are Al-Shabaab?

23/09/2013

World

In Somalia, one woman's struggle for her sisters

17/09/2012

World

Somalia: one woman's struggle for peace

10/09/2012

World

Consequences of conflict

19/04/2012

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