somalia

One American soldier has died and four have been injured in an attack by insurgents in Somalia, marking the first known U.S. combat death in Africa since an ambush in Niger last year.

Winners of the Flash Forward competition focus on a beauty pageant for black Brazilians, Somalians coping with drought and transgender fashionistas living under a bridge.

The Turkish have increased trade and aid to the continent, as well as building a major military base. Africa has natural resources that Turkey needs, including oil and gas.

Millions are watching Barbar, a music video from Somali-born comedian Oomaar. Fans are making their own versions. What's it all about?

Al-Shabab claimed the attack as it wages a bloody insurgency in Somalia's capital. A mother and her three children, one of them a baby, were among those killed according to police.

More than 300 people died in a truck bombing that rocked the country's capital on Saturday — and it's likely that staggering death toll will rise further. Amid the rubble, difficult questions remain.

It took hours for Somali soldiers to reclaim the pizza place from militants, who took hostages and killed many of the patrons. The attack claimed by al-Shabab opened with a bombing on a nearby hotel.