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MOGADISHU -- The UN senior relief official in Somalia on Monday decried reports of destruction of internally displaced persons (IDPs) settlements, along with humanitarian infrastructure in K13 in Mogadishu. (more…)

Somali prosecutors have filed charges against five men in connection with the Oct. 14 truck bombing in Mogadishu that killed 512 people — the single deadliest terrorist attack in African history. (more…)

African leaders have dominated the news throughout 2017. From Kagame’s third term to Kenyatta’s eventual election win to Kaliba’s refusal to step down, we’ve witnessed a key year for politics across the continent. (more…)

MOGADISHU, -- Two people, including a Somali soldier, were killed on Sunday in a bomb explosion targeting an African Union (AU) military convoy in the capital of Mogadishu. (more…)

Earlier this year, President Trump declared parts of Somalia a warzone. Since then, the U.S. has conducted dozens of drone strikes trying to stop a ruthless terrorist group that's killed hundreds. (more…)

In this season of year-end reviews it is easy to overlook one major achievement: the world managed to stave off four famines in 2017. (more…)

Two Kenyans are among terrorists injured after an airstrike by United States forces at an Al-Shabaab camp in Somalia on Christmas Eve. (more…)

MOGADISHU, -- The Somali government on Thursday announced that it has officially regained control and management of its airspace after 27 years being run by the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regional office in Nairobi. (more…)

U.S. airstrikes killed four members of the al-Shabab extremist group and destroyed a vehicle carrying explosives near the Somali capital, U.S. Africa Command said Thursday. (more…)

The United States carried out an air strike on Christmas Eve against the al-Shabab Islamist group that left 13 dead, according to a statement released Wednesday. (more…)