Somalia

President unharmed but several militants believed dead in latest attack on Somali Presidential palace

Fokker 50 cargo aircraft headed to Somalia's Mogadishu flies into commercial buildings in Nairobi.

Attacks that left 60 dead reportedly led by white man who spoke British and Arabic, according to witnesses.

Somalia-based Islamist go on killing spree as people watched Fifa World Cup.

Police try to find family of four-year-old child found walking Sparkbrook.

Fuad Mohamed Khalaf warns Kenya to wait for 'teenage suicide bombers, explosions and battles'

PM responds to criticism over Turkey's worst mine accident that claimed 301 lives.

Explosions hit Nairobi suburb with large Somali population.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

High-ranking Eritrean officials orchestrate abduction of children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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