Somalia

Explosions hit Nairobi suburb with large Somali population.

Mark Piggott Mar 31, 2014

Suspected Islamist militants open fire at church in Kenya's coastal city.

Divya Avasthy Mar 24, 2014

Gunmen open fire on worshippers during a prayer recital at a church near Mombasa.

Lilian Anekwe Mar 23, 2014

Al-Shabaab militants use car bomb to break into Villa Somalia in Mogadishu but president unhurt, witnesses claim

Gianluca Mezzofiore Feb 21, 2014

Somali woman's horrific account of female genital mutilation in the '80s.

Hannah Osborne Feb 20, 2014

Targeted insurgent linked to both al-Qaida and its Somali affiliate al-Shabab.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 27, 2014

Al-Shabaab terrorists, linked to Germaine Lindsay's widow, are reportedly involved in £5 billion illegal ivory trade.

Ludovica Iaccino Jan 13, 2014

Kenyan fighter jets bombing claims major blow against al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia.

Umberto Bacchi Jan 10, 2014

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Aston confirms support and leadership for fight against piracy off Africa.

Michael Klimes Dec 23, 2013

At least six people have been killed in a suspected bomb attack on a minibus in Nairobi, Kenya.

Samantha Payne Dec 15, 2013

World's most wanted woman accused of instigating grenade attack on British tourists in Mombasa

Ewan Palmer Dec 13, 2013

Somali rape victim confined to home for six months while journalists who reported the story are jailed.

Jack Moore Dec 10, 2013

Suspect accused of Woolwich murder tells jury of disgust over Iraq war and his love of al-Qaida.

Ewan Palmer Dec 09, 2013

IBTimes looks at corruption around the world after Transparency International publishes their 2013 Corruption Index Report

Jack Moore Dec 06, 2013

High-ranking Eritrean officials orchestrate abduction of children.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Dec 05, 2013

French government says that private firms will be allowed to protect French shipping from pirate attacks off Africa.

Michael Klimes Dec 03, 2013

Diary extracts reveal how 'White Widow' terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite juggled jihad with domesticity.

Aaron Akinyemi Dec 01, 2013

Foreign ministry official says deputy prime minister's comments 'taken out of context'.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 27, 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Somalia deputy PM Fawzia Yusuf Adam 'we get nothing' claim angers EU commissioner.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 27, 2013

World's most wanted woman accused of intimidating witnesses at trial of accomplice Jermaine Grant.

Ewan Palmer Nov 21, 2013

FGM should be stamped out regardless of culture or religion - but the process could take years.

Ghaffar Hussain Nov 20, 2013

West Africa experiences surge in piracy as hijackers target the region's growing oil and gas industries.

Michael Klimes Nov 14, 2013

Horn of Africa lashed by heavy rains - hundreds of people missing.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 13, 2013

World's most wanted woman spotted twice in Somalia following Nairobi Westgate mall massacre.

Ewan Palmer Nov 11, 2013

Al-Shabaab militants believed to be behind bombing that claimed lives of at least six people and injured 15.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 08, 2013

Remittance agency keeps lines open to Somalia after bank loses bid to shut account.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Nov 05, 2013

The UN's anti-corruption pioneer tells us how he has helped transformed the culture of the organisation through a crusade against greed and waste.

Nov 04, 2013

Mohamed Ahmed Abdi, Liban Abdullah Omar, Hussein Hassan Mustafah, and Adan Dheq accused of sheltering attackers

Umberto Bacchi Nov 04, 2013

At least 30 al-Shabaab militants killed in joint Kenyan-Somali military strike.

Aaron Akinyemi Nov 03, 2013

Horn of Africa pirates have netted more than $400m (£251m) in ransom payments over the last seven years, according to a new World Bank and UN report.

Samantha Payne Nov 02, 2013