Somalia
Car bomb kills 6 in Somali capital
Six people are killed when a suicide car bomb struck a local government office in central Mogadishu, destroying the building and a Quranic school opposite.
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
At least 26 people, including several foreigners, are killed and 56 injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants on a popular hotel in southern Somalia, a top regional official has said.
Car bomb kills 6 in Somali capital
Six people are killed when a suicide car bomb struck a local government office in central Mogadishu, destroying the building and a Quranic school opposite.
Death toll from Somalia blasts rises to 45
The death toll from twin car bomb blasts in the Somali capital late on Friday has risen to 45 from the initially reported 18, a senior government official says.
Big blast rocks Mogadishu hotel
A large explosion rocks a hotel in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu and there is ongoing gunfire after what is suspected to be an al-Shabab attack.
Mosque collapse kills 15 in Somalia
A mosque under refurbishment has collapsed in Somalia, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40.
30 killed in Somalia bombings claimed by Islamists
At least 30 people are killed in twin bomb attacks claimed by Shebab Islamists at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa, the regional governor says.
9 killed in Somalia hotel attack
Militants storm a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, leaving at least nine people dead, in an attack claimed by al-Shabab.
19 dead in Somalia restaurant attack
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu.
Al-Shabab uses Trump in propaganda film
The Somali Islamist group al-Shabab releases a propaganda video featuring footage of the US presidential hopeful, Donald Trump
Somalia bans Christmas celebrations
Somalia's government has banned the celebration of Christmas, warning that such Christian festivities could threaten the nation's Muslim faith.