Somalia

Merchant ships use Britney to thwart pirates in boats off Somalia - but Justin Bieber would be a war crime.

Terrorist target of failed Navy Seals raid Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir - aka Ikrima - once lived in London, claims source.

CCTV footage shows soldiers carrying full shopping bags during al-Shabaab siege that killed 67.

Unnamed girl smuggled into Britain from Somalia for organised gangs to harvest her organs for transplant operations.

Somalian-born Norwegian Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow named as suspect in the attack that killed at least 67.

Remarks come as second boat crammed with refugees capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa.

Kenyan plotted al-Qaida-led attacks along with widow of 7/7 London bombers

Ikrima, blamed for East Africa and Mombasa bombings, eludes SEAL team.

Walla Rahman suspected of involvement in attack in Kampala, Uganda, that left 74 dead.

Pentagon confirms capture of top al-Qaida leader in Libyan capital Tripoli as high-profile al-Shabaab militant in Somalia escapes.

'Western' troops storm southern Somali town of Barawe, targeting Islamist militia, responsible for Nairobi Westgate mall siege.

UN official blames Italy's 'repressive' immigrant policies for mid-sea disaster in which people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ghana have perished.

Africa terrorism expert James Hall examines the causes, context and consequences of the event which captured the world's attention.

Death toll now stands at 72 following al-Shabaab attack in Kenya on Saturday 21 September.

Al-Shabaad insurgents' atrocities against hostages come to light.

Cash will be used to create paths away from terror for disaffected lured by jihad.

Interpol issues wanted persons notice for British woman suspected of being part of al-Shabaab bomb plot in Mombasa.

Gunmen linked to Nairobi's Westgate Mall siege storm towns of Mandera and Wajir near Somali border, killing three.

Moody's rating agency slaps a 'credit negative' on the country as tourism set to slump

Kenyan government denies terrorist claims that more than 100 hostages killed by nerve gas and deliberately buried in mall rubble.

Police and witness reports suggest some insurgents managed to escape while the army-led operation was on.

Seventy-two people including five al-Shabaab gunmen and six security officers killed in Nairobi shopping centre attack.

Kenya's foreign ministry hinted British 'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite is among attackers

Islamist terrorists with al-Shabaab gained full knowledge about Israeli-owned shopping complex by posing as tenants

Kenyan authorities confirm two or three Americans and British women among attackers.

Islamist militants' spokesman Sheikh Abulaziz Abu Muscab tries to justify rationale behind massacre which has left 62 people dead.

Reports suggest British female on the run in Africa involved in massacre which has left 69 dead

Terrorist group linked to al-Qaida is tweeting live updates on Kenya attack via social media.

Al-Qaida-linked group that attacked the Westgate mall has recruited dozens of westerners to its cause.

Reports from Nairobi indicate Israel's elite troops are battling Islamic militants to free scores of hostages taken in the Westgate Mall siege.