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Somalia bans foreign aid workers from rebel areas
Somalia has banned foreign aid workers and journalists from entering areas controlled by al-Shabaab insurgents, in fear of attacks on them.
Somali Islamists tell president to step down
A Somali rebel group has told the Horn of Africa nation’s leader to quit power and said hardline Islamists had succeeded where government had failed.
Dozens killed in blasts at Somali mosque
Two explosions at a mosque in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday killed 39 worshippers, wounded scores more.
Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels declare war on rivals
Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels said on Wednesday they would fight rival Hizbul Islam militants for control of the port of Kismayu.
Rebels attack AU troops in Mogadishu
Hardline Islamist insurgents in Somalia’s capital fired mortar bombs at the presidential palace and attacked AU peacekeepers on Saturday evening.