The action comes as the US seeks to increase focus on exposing and disrupting terrorist financing networks in Africa.

President Mohamud has launched a counterinsurgency campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group.

The weekend's deadly hotel siege served as a reminder that the militants remain a potent threat.

The UN is warning the nation is facing its worst drought in decades.

L?esercito americano sostiene di avere ucciso Abdullahi Nadir, cofondatore del gruppo collegato ad al-Qaeda. Il governo somalo ha confermato, spiegando che si trattava di un?operazione militare congiun...

Hotel assault came after two car bomb blasts and gunfire as the armed group al-Shabab claimed responsibility.

The Horn of Africa is on track for a fifth-consecutive failed rainy season and UNICEF has warned of a coming famine.

The UN calls for urgent aid to help 7.8 million people facing starvation.

Al-Shabab militants claim to have carried out the attack in the country's central region.

Fardhosa is just 13 years old but has lived through three droughts in her life and never had a proper meal.