Somalia

Military will be allowed to launch 'precision airstrikes' against al-Shabaab.

The famine has seen 60%-85% of the area's livestock dead.

International community and donor countries should give financial support to Kenyan government, NGOs say.

24 already-scheduled trips will go ahead as planned.

Mogadishu has been plagued by violence linked to the extreme Islamist group al-Shabab for the last decade.

Hijackers have demanded a ransom in first hijack of its type since 2012.

Hijackers have demanded a ransom but are yet to give details of the size in first such hijack since 2012.

Eight crew members are reportedly onboard the ship which was captured in the Indian Ocean.

Eight crew members are reportedly onboard the ship which was captured in the Indian Ocean.

Al-Shabaab terrorists likely to be behind attack that killed between six and 10 people near hotel.

Among the four countries badly hit by famine, Yemen fares the worst with two-thirds of its population in need of help.

Trump's revised executive order has been described as a de facto Muslim ban.

About 98% of the currency circulating in Somalia is thought to be fake.

The dual US-Somali citizen said Somalis 'have contributed to the US economy'.

UK humanitarian aid package of £100m to food security, supporting nutrition and basic health services.‎

Security forces hunt armed men feared to belong to Somalia-based al-Shabaab terror group.

UN estimates five million people in Somalia, roughly half of the population, are in need of aid.

A newcomer to politics, Khaire has experience in both the humanitarian field and oil sector.

Presidents sat among delegates of 124 countries at newly-elected President Farmajo's inauguration.

'Farmajo' pledged to tackle threat of al-Shabaab violence, famine and corruption.

President's ban targeting Muslim-majority nations will see continuing court challenges, say lawyers.

Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire says the republic is a stable nation and is free of terrorism.

Armed cattle herders from rival tribes destroy fences around wildlife conservancies and kill wild animals so their livestock can graze.

Kenya High Court ruled to keep Dadaab refugee camp open as 260,000 Somali refugees would be at risk.

Its closure would have resulted in over 200,000 people having to return to war-torn Somalia.

IBTimes UK interviews director of World Vision Somalia on extent of food scarcity in conflict-ridden country.

MPs and Senators will elect new president amid a security and corruption crisis and looming famine.

The men were accused of spying for Somalia's Western-backed government, the US and neighbouring Kenya.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed spent 25 years in 'critical conditions' at refugee camps after escaping Somalia's civil war.

Tens of thousands fled the war in Somalia for sanctuary in the US during the 1990s.