Somalia

January 29, 2012

Sudans, Somalia top issues at African Union summit

An oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan has become "a serious threat to peace and security in the region,"…

January 27, 2012

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates moved an American hostage at least three times in 24 hours and threatened Thursday to kill him…

January 26, 2012

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and a Danish man will soon be safely…

January 20, 2012

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents and military officials say heavy fighting is under way in Somalia's capital, breaking a period of…

January 18, 2012

Thousands of people in East Africa died needlessly because the international community failed to respond to early warnings of famine,…

January 7, 2012

Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on insurgent…

November 26, 2011

A spate of kidnappings of international aid workers and the subsequent suspension of aid services to refugees is drastically reducing…

November 2, 2011

GARISSA, Kenya/NAIROBI - Kenya plans "imminent" air strikes on al-Shabaab strongholds across southern and central Somalia and has warned residents…

October 24, 2011

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Kenya on Sunday said that France's navy bombed a town in Somalia near a stronghold of Shebab,…

October 19, 2011

Kenyan jets struck in Somalia Wednesday in a bid to rid the border area of Islamist rebels blamed for a spate…