Somalia

US rapper vows to UN to donate one billion meals to starving African children over five years.

Toyin Owoseje Feb 28, 2012

Radical Somali Islamist group combines forces with al-Qaida in sign that jihadist movement is spreading.

Anissa Haddadi Feb 10, 2012

Younus Abdullah Mohammad pleads guilty to hate campaign over cartoon's 'defamation' of prophet.

Jamie Lewis Feb 09, 2012

Somali prime minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali pledges liberation of Enrico Levoli and 18 crew.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Feb 01, 2012

American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, were working for the Danish Deming Group when they were taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Geetha Pillai Jan 26, 2012

US military freed two hostages held captive in Somalia, during a night raid that killed at least nine pirates.

Anissa Haddadi Jan 25, 2012

Canada's Africa Oil starts drilling test wells in Puntland region in hope of tapping four billion barrels.

Anissa Haddadi Jan 18, 2012

Piracy off the coast of Somalia has led to economic surge in some parts of the country, with ransoms delivering development to the state, according to a report by Chatham House, the UK think-tank.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jan 13, 2012

A NATO task force has identified and "neutralised" two Somali pirate ships off the coasts of Oman and Somalia, according to a statement on the NATO website.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jan 09, 2012

Reporters Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson caught with Ogaden rebel group sentenced to 11 years.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Dec 27, 2011

A British soldier, who became an Islamic extremist, has been arrested over allegations of fraud and false misrepresentation after he collected donations in the name of foreign war victims.

Aditya Rangroo Dec 24, 2011

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab has taken its war against the Somali government and Kenyan troops to the next level by setting up a Twitter account.

Anissa Haddadi Dec 09, 2011

Italy is the most corrupt country in the eurozone, along with Greece, and has scored less than Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Ghana in the 2011 Corruption Perception Index, compiled by German-based NGO Transparency International.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Dec 01, 2011

Israel has offered to help Kenya secure its borders in a bid to fight off the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, which has caused havoc in the region, the Kenyan Prime Minister's office says.

Anissa Haddadi Nov 15, 2011

The Prime Minister, in his speech to the Lord Mayor of London's banquet, said the UK had limited goals in the pro-democracy campaign in Libya.

BS Unnikrishnan Nov 15, 2011

A man who confessed to murdering Ugandan gay activist David Kato has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Anissa Haddadi Nov 11, 2011

Former South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has hinted that that Africa's right to self-determination is still threatened by a "new imperialism", illustrated by the Nato Libyan operation.

Anissa Haddadi Nov 10, 2011

Somalia's al Shabaab rebels vowed on Thursday to fight Kenya after its troops entered the Horn of Africa nation and called on sympathisers to carry out major attacks in east Africa's biggest economy.

Oct 27, 2011

British and US special forces have seized 11 Somali Pirates in a stormed raid on a hijacked Italian cargo ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa

Oct 11, 2011

Al-Shabab Militants detonated a car bomb in Somalia Tuesday in front of the education ministry in Mogadishu, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens, according to officials, killing said. Among the dead were students and parents.

Oct 04, 2011

The news that Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, courtesy of a U.S. drone attack, must surely round off a pretty poor week in an even worse year for the followers of Al-Qaeda.

Sep 30, 2011

Heavy fighting broke out Friday close to Somalia's border with Kenya as extremist al Shabaab fighters launched an early attack on the town of Dhobley before being forced to withdraw, according to reports.

Sep 30, 2011

Today is Peace Day, a day "for wide-scale community action and a day for UN agencies and aid organisations to safely carry out life-saving work" and is a project brought to life by the Peace One Day organisation, supported by stars such as Jude law or Angelina Jolie and created by Jeremy Gilley.

Sep 21, 2011

Following the attack of British couple who were holidaying in Lamu, Kenya in the luxury resort called Kiwayu Safari Village were attacked over the week-end, the piracy problem has come back on the international agenda.

Sep 13, 2011

As violent clashes between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria continue to make more casualties, religious tensions continue to threaten the stability of the country.

Sep 01, 2011

A theory that climate change could be a cause in triggering conflict, has been given a new boost after a new scientific study found an unmistakeable link between climate fluctuations and violence.

Aug 25, 2011

After months of conflict, the rebels control most of Tripoli, but there is still no news of Moammar Gaddafi and his followers are still setting up resistance.

Aug 24, 2011

Since it decided to intervene in March, NATO has been fighting in Libya on the rebels side but after months of stagnation, in the last few weeks, the conflict appears to have turned in their favour.

Aug 17, 2011

Charities and organisations such as the UN are launching campaigns to raise funds for drought affected East Africa as 10 million people risk losing their life because of famine.

Aug 17, 2011

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday announced the U.S. government will provide additional 17 million dollars in humanitarian aid to the Horn of Africa region, of which 12 million dollars go to Somalia.

Aug 12, 2011