Some welcome the security move but Somalia’s president says a barrier can’t stop an ideology.
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Kenya has frozen the bank accounts of 85 individuals and entities suspected to be financing terrorism in the country, including money transfer firms.
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As students hold vigils for those who died at Garissa, the attack brings to light the failings of the Kenyan government in dealing with terrorism.
Scattered books and dark blood stains on the floor – the bodies have been collected but an abattoir-like stench permeates the Kenyan university.
Since other islamic terrorist groups are on the rise, al-Shabab struggles in the public relations department.
Five women believed to be wives of Al Shabab members were killed by a soldier in retaliation for the beheading of his wife by the group.
In a Kenyan town, close to the border with Somalia, about 36 workers have been killed in their tents and more are suspected to be missing.
Kenyans are fleeing the Muslim-dominated north after al-Shabab hijacked a bus and executed 28 people for failing to prove they were Muslims.
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The Somali militants say they staged an attack in Kenya in which 28 people were shot dead.
Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah has replaced slain Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane, who was killed in a US air strike.
Somalia’s al-Shabab rebels have carried out a major attack against intelligence headquarters and a detention facility in central Mogadishu.
Despite the US and EU’s thoughts that Somalia is a country that is making steady progress, the facts on the ground show that Somalia is still a mess.
Gunmen believed to be from Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have struck again in Kenya, killing at least 29 people.
Beyond signing pledges to co-operate in fighting Islamic extremists like Boko Haram and al-Shabab, no real strategy is in place.
Massacres on the Kenyan coast have once again brought political rivalries to the fore.
Tension runs high as country’s president blames al-Shabab attacks on ‘local political networks’.
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Islamist militants have killed at least 15 people and torched houses in a second night of attacks on Kenya’s coast.
Al-Shabab says it killed at least 49 people in Mpeketoni in response to the deployment of Kenyan troops in Somalia.
Kenyan authorities say "the red line has been crossed" after at least 49 people were killed by suspected al-Shabab militants in Mpeketoni.
At least 48 people have been killed after militants stormed into Mpeketoni and launched a major assault on a police station and hotels.
At least 26 people have been killed and several buildings burnt down in Mpeketoni after suspected al-Shabab gunmen opened fire.
Gunmen in Mombasa have shot dead an influential moderate Muslim preacher, who was an opponent of al-Shabab’s preachings.
Militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack which the United Nations has called an "attack against the people".
A day after a Kenyan air raid over al-Shabab’s bases in Somalia, 12 people were killed in an ambush attack by suspected militants.
An attempt to target illegal immigrants and criminals in Kenya has left many Somali residents there feeling harassed.
Kenya’s crackdown on Muslim militants may only worsen the problem, with the use of alleged extra-judicial measures only fueling the fire.
Gunmen involved in the Nairobi shopping mall attack were in apparent disagreement over whether they should kill women and small children.
Hooded soldiers carrying sniper rifles have unleashed a sweeping crackdown across Mogadishu in a hunt for militants and weapons.
UN experts say systematic government abuses have allowed weapons and ammunition to get into the hands of clan leaders, warlords and al-Qaeda members.
A grenade attack at a crowded restaurant south of Mombasa has left at least 10 people wounded.
This year, scores of people lost their lives in attacks orchestrated by terrorist groups in various regions of Africa. We look at the main groups.
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Gunmen have killed five Kenyan police officers in the latest attack in the troubled northeast border region close to war-torn Somalia.