Somali, AU troops in no rush to enter Kismayu
(Reuters) - African Union and Somali government troops are in no rush to enter Kismayu, the southern stronghold abandoned by Islamist militants, a military...
For most Somalis, the only answer is flee
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 – Half of Somalia’s population wants out of the impoverished, conflict-stricken nation even as it takes the first steps to...
Power vacuum in Somali port after Islamist retreat
MOGADISHU — Lawlessness is reigning in the Somali port city of Kismayo, where gunmen have killed at least three people since the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab...
Deadly Kenya grenade attack hits children in church
One child has been killed and six critically hurt, the Red Cross says, in a grenade attack on a church's Sunday school in the...
After Kenyan attack, Somali militants abandon city
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Al-Shabab rebels pulled out of a key port city in southern Somalia, the group said Saturday, a day after Kenyan...