al-Shabab

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has told France 24 that he would not approve US drone strikes on al-Shabab militants on Kenyan soil.

A man convicted of involvement in the deadliest bomb attack in Somalia's history has been executed on the first anniversary of the blast.

Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has killed five men it accuses of spying - one of them for the UK.According to a jihadi website, he had admitted giving information to British intelligence services about al-Shabab supporters living in the UK.

A former commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab has announced that he is running for public office in Somalia.