News DeskOctober 2, 2012 12:52

Major Emmanuel Chirchir, a Kenyan military spokesman, tweeted that once Kismayo's airport has been secured, it will be used for military landings.

Revenge attack on Somalis after deadly grenade blast in Nairobi church

News DeskSeptember 30, 2012 15:02

Nairobi's police chief urged calm and warned residents that revenge attacks would not be tolerated.

Somalia: African Union troops to enter Kismayo after rebels flee

Priyanka BoghaniSeptember 30, 2012 10:29Updated September 30, 2012 18:18

The power vacuum between the troops arrival and the militants withdrawal left room for chaos.

Somalia: Al Shabaab militants abandon Kismayo after African Union attack

News DeskSeptember 29, 2012 06:29

Al Shabaab announced it was leaving Kismayo via its Twitter account.

New outbreak of violence in riot-hit Mombasa, Kenya

News DeskAugust 29, 2012 16:26

A heavy police presence quieted the stone-throwing youths that had rioted on Monday and Tuesday.

Riots rage in Mombasa, Kenya over killing of Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo Mohammed (VIDEO)

Erin Conway-SmithAugust 28, 2012 15:15

Hundreds of angry youths threw stones, barricaded roads with burning tires and looted shops in Kisauni, a predominantly Muslim area of Mombasa.

Kenya churches hit by deadly attacks

News DeskJuly 1, 2012 06:25

Garissa is home to a military base used to deploy ground forces to Somalia to fight al Shabaab insurgents.

Tristan McConnellJune 26, 2012 15:07

Triple threat: Coordination suspected between African terrorist organizations

Despite scant evidence, government officials are concerned by potential operational links between Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb, Boko Haram in Nigeria, and Al Shabaab in Somalia.

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A car lies upside-down, vandalized on June 17 by Christian mobs in reprisal for a suicide bomb attack. Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists claimed responsibility for suicide attacks on three churches that sparked reprisals by Christian mobs who rampaged and burned mosques, killing least 52 people. (Victor Ulasi/AFP/Getty Images)

NAIROBI — The top US military commander for Africa has warned that Al Qaeda affiliates are seeking to strengthen ties across the continent. General Carter Ham, commander of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), described Nigeria's Boko Haram, Somalia's Al Shabaab and the Saharan Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb as "dangerous and worrisome" but added that there were signs the groups were trying to coordinate their activities.

Mombasa terrorist attack 'imminent,' warns US Embassy in Kenya

Jessica PhelanJune 23, 2012 09:33

The warning comes shortly after police in the port city seized chemical substances that they suspect were to be used to make explosives.

Explosion in downtown Nairobi, Kenya leaves many wounded (VIDEO)

News DeskMay 28, 2012 07:03

The prime minister claimed that the blast was the work of terrorists.