Somalia

Trauma from civil war and amphetamine abuse gives rise to poorly managed mental health centres.

Prime minister will make the commitment when he visits the UN headquarters in New York.

BREAKING: Car bomber breached defences of base before militants ran in.

Why has Cecil the lion's death at hands of an American trophy hunter dominated Western news headlines?

BREAKING: Jazeera Palace Hotel is popular with diplomats and government officials

The al-Qaeda-inspired group lost the town of Bardere, in Gedo region, in a major offensive.

Somali security forces have been witnessing a wave of attacks by militants, who have vowed to uproot the government by 2016.

Militants reportedly overrun Amisom base in southern Somalia, black Islamist flag raised.

BREAKING: Islamist militants launch attack on intelligence building in Somali capital.

BREAKING: At least nine people killed in explosion in Garaowe, administrative capital of Puntland in Somalia.

17 people killed and dozens wounded as gunmen storm and occupy hotel Mogadishu.

Boko Haram has already pledged alliance to Isis, and our sources suggest Al-Shabaab may follow suit.

The notorious ISIS murderer known as Jihadi John to the west was barred from entering Tanzania after a ten-hour drinking session on a KLM jet

At least 20 people killed in suicide car bomb and attack on hotel frequented by high officials

Ibrahim Abdulrahaman Mohamed led the May attack on the Somali parliament in Mogadishu.

Tahlil Abdi Shekar had orchestrated a number of devastating suicide operations.

The Pentagon have confirmed the news but not revealed the target's identity.

Officials did not confirm whether top al-Shabaab commander was killed in attack on Somalian town of Saakow.

Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi's house was surrounded by Kenyan police after a tip-off

The dead fighter was named as Abu Yusuf and is reportedly from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Thirteen sex offenders from Somalia convicted of 42 sex offences.

Two US supply ships crash into one another, only minor damage caused.

Woman stoned to death by masked al-Shabaab fighters and local men for alleged adultery.

Ugandan police raid suspected militants sympathetic to East African terror group.

Ahmed Dhere, a relatively unknown militant figure, set to take over Somalia-based al-Qaeda-linked group.

Godane slain in drone attack targeting militant convoy in group's stronghold

French call on Britain to share increasing security costs.

Security officials suspect al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in latest US aerial attack.

US drones fire Hellfire missiles at al-Qaeda-inspired group stronghold in Somalian port city of Barawe.

Up to 170 passengers still missing while travelers suspected to include Somalis and Eritreans.