Red Cross banned from al-Shabaab controlled areas in Somalia

Al-Shabaab's ban on one of the few agencies still operating in Somalia could deprive hundreds of thousands of people of critical food aid.

Boko Haram bombers trained by al-Qaeda, says Niger

Members of the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram received explosives training at al-Qaeda camps in northern Africa, Niger's foreign minister says.

Deadly al-Shabaab attack on Kenyan police camp

Officials have said al-Shabaab attackers stormed a remote police camp in north-east Kenya, killing seven people and kidnapping three.

Kenyan security forces accused of human rights violations

Human Rights Watch says Kenyan security forces are abusing civilians and Somali refugees in the north-eastern part of the country bordering Somalia.

Kenya on alert amid looming terror threat

Bulletins are warning of an impending assault by terrorists as Kenya's capital increases security measures in the hope of preventing an attack.

Kenyan airstrike kills '60 or more' al-Shabaab fighters

Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist al-Shabaab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on insurgent positions.

Kenyan troops clash with al-Shabaab in Somalia

Kenyan troops clashed with al-Shabaab militants leaving several dead -- the latest casualties in weeks of dragging conflict in southern Somalia.

Kenya's march to find militants in Somalia fruitless

Kenyan troops marched into a Somalian fishing village two months ago, but they have not yet found the al-Qaeda-linked militants they came to hunt.

Al-Shabaab and Kenya's army at war -- on Twitter

The Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab is matching its guerrilla campaign against the Kenyan army with a peevish war of words on Twitter.

Rules of engagement move into the 21st century

The spokespeople of Kenyan soldiers and members of an extremist Islamist militant group have taken their battle to Twitter with insults flying.

Al-Shabaab rebels loot aid agencies banned in Somalia

Al-Shabaab rebels have banned some UN and international aid agencies from working in Somalia, seizing and looting some of their offices.

Scores flee al-Shabaab attack site

Regional media claim the explosion at the rebel group's base in Afgoye killed senior commanders.

Rebels vow to defeat Kenya after Mogadishu attacks

A wave of grenade attacks has killed a child and wounded nine people in the Somali capital, as Islamists rebels warned Kenyan forces of "hellfire".

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.

Somalis hit the beach in Mogadishu for first time in three years

After al-Shabaab's retreat from Mogadishu, residents displayed a new sense of security by flocking to the beaches for the first time in three years.

Kenya grenade attack kills two

A grenade attack in Garissa, northern Kenya, killed two people on Saturday, hours after a UN aid convoy struck a landmine.

Kenya claims Somali rebels receiving arms

Kenya says Somali Islamist rebels have received a third planeload of armaments as its forces prepare to push forward against the militants.

Somali rebels vow to avenge Kenyan air raid

Somali rebels have vowed to avenge a deadly Kenyan air raid that killed at least five civilians, which Kenya insisted hit an al-Shabaab target.

Al-Shabaab threatens 'flames of war' in Nairobi

The last time Nairobi was bombed, in December, the would-be attacker got edgy and dropped his grenade. Three people, including the bomber, died.

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