At least 12 people have been killed in the attack by al-Shabaab Takfiri militant group on a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

Before the creation of al-Shabab, Mukhtar Robow was trained with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Somali politicians have voted for a new president despite explosions near a heavily fortified airport hangar.

At least three civilians have been killed and a number of others wounded after a military camp belonging to African Union mission came under attack by Takfiri al-Shabab terrorists in central Somalia.

One of those killed was a candidate in the parliamentary elections, according to witnesses.

At least eight people are killed and over a dozen wounded in a car bombing near a school in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, witnesses and officials say.

At least eight people have been killed in a bomb blast at a busy market in Somalia’s South West State, a report says.