Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed the attack, the worst to hit Kismayo since they were forced ... on Somalia's female entrepreneurs and things to do in the city of Las Anod.

Retro white-metal-and-wood hospital beds—arranged in a cluster in the dappled shade of a broad tree—serve as the main emergency ward at Kismayo General Hospital. Emergency is the only kind of ...

To the delegates, that sounded like a thinly veiled threat, and the Kenyans seemed to be more prepared to do Madobe’s bidding than the president’s. So, what is really going on in Kismayo?

while the untested Kenyans may find themselves forced to wait for other African Union troops to fight their way down the coast to do the hard work in Kismayo. But assuming al-Shabab leave the port ...

while the untested Kenyans may find themselves forced to wait for other African Union troops to fight their way down the coast to do the hard work in Kismayo. But assuming al-Shabab leave the port ...