Somalia's government says an ongoing internet outage is costing the country $10m (£7.7m) each day. (more…)

Egyptian police officers have shot dead 16 gunmen in two shootouts, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday, adding that most of those killed were fugitive militants linked to recent attacks on security forces in Northern Sinai. (more…)

BOSASSO: Somali security forces said on Sunday they had killed 18 Islamist insurgents during an operation in the northern region of Puntland, although the militants denied sustaining any casualties. (more…)

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Saturday opened the second parliamentary plenary session of the 10th Parliament after two months of recess where he outlined his achievements since taking office early this year. (more…)

Al-Shabaab extremists from neighbouring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya, officials said, adding to growing concerns that the Islamist militant group has taken up a new strategy. (more…)

SAN DIEGO — Ali Said fled his war-torn Somalia two decades ago after his right leg was blown off by a grenade. Last year, the father of seven was shot in his other leg by robbers while living in a Kenyan refugee camp. (more…)

The African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) confirmed Friday that two Somalia National Army (SNA) soldiers were killed and another injured in a road accident involving an AU armored vehicle on Thursday. In a statement issued in Mogadishu, the AU mission regretted the incident that took place between Elashabiyaha and...

Qatari Foreign Minister speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the Arab Quartet demands and says that shutting down Al Jazeera would be, "out of [the] question." Source: CNN[iframe width="516" height="234" src="//fave.api.cnn.io/v1/fav/?video=world/2017/07/05/intv-amanpour-sheikh-mohammed-bin-abdulrahman-al-thani.cnn&customer=cnn&edition=international&env=prod" frameborder="0" ]

Qatari Foreign Minister speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the Arab Quartet demands and says that shutting down Al Jazeera would be, "out of [the] question."Source: CNN   [iframe width="416" height="234" src="//fave.api.cnn.io/v1/fav/?video=world/2017/07/05/intv-amanpour-sheikh-mohammed-bin-abdulrahman-al-thani.cnn&customer=cnn&edition=international&env=prod" frameborder="0" ]

MOMBASA, Kenya: Somali al Shabaab militants killed three police officers on Wednesday during a raid on a northeastern Kenyan town that sparked a day-long gunbattle, a senior police official said. (more…)