Somalia

Erdogan becomes first non-African leader to visit Somali capital in nearly 20 years

Aid flows into Mogadishu after al-Shabaab retreats, while NATO forces see a deadly week in Afghanistan

The drought in Somalia has revealed cracks in al-Shabaab’s tenuous and brutal control over the region

Companies helping the fight against Islamists

Millions still at risk in rebel-held zones

Tally measures children under 5 who have died in last 90 days

Sites captured to protect aid workers in famine-struck Somalia

Drought and famine leaves Somalia on the brink of human catastrophe

Islamic militia denies lifting ban on Western aid agencies

“Systematic recruitment of children” rising, Amnesty says