MSF calls for release of kidnapped workers in Somalia

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made a renewed call for the safe release of two Spanish workers who were kidnapped in Somalia in October.

Two aid workers killed in Somalia

Médecins Sans Frontières has confirmed that two staff members, a Belgian and an Indonesian, have been killed by a gunman in war-torn Mogadishu.

In Somalia, fears over wire transfer block

Somali officials say they are pleading with US authorities to persuade banks to reconsider a decision to block money transfers from Minnesota.

Al-Shabaab areas hit by explosions in Somalia

Witnesses have said at least three explosions hit al-Shabaab-held regions outside Mogadishu at the weekend, with some saying it was aerial attack.

Somali deputy killed outside his home

Somali lawmaker Adan Bule Mohamed has been shot and killed outside his home, adding to the ceaseless violence the country has seen since 1991.

Al-Shabaab target Mogadishu AU military base

Conflicting reports were made after fighters from Somalia's al-Shabaab extremist group attacked an African Union military base in Mogadishu.

Trapped families flee Mogadishu during lull in clashes

Civilians trapped by fighting in Mogadishu have made the most of a lull to flee, even as Kenyan forces continue their slow advance inside Somalia.

AU, Somali forces lay siege to Mogadishu hotspots

Heavy fighting broke out in Somalia's capital after African Union-backed Somali troops moved towards al-Shabaab-occupied areas of Mogadishu.

SA laments Mogadishu bombings

SA has bemoaned the suicide bomb attack that killed 70 people in Mogadishu, while Somalia's Prime Minister urged aid workers not to stay away.

Scores killed in Mogadishu suicide attack

At least 50 people have died after a vehicle laden with explosives was detonated by a suicide bomber near government buildings in central Mogadishu.

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