Residents say Kenyan forces started patrolling streets, firing guns into air, and are going over roads with mine detectors
Retailers, customers have mixed reactions to plan, which could affect up to three million mobile phones
Militant group says its retreat from last Somali stronghold is tactical decision, warns that it will continue to fight in city
Long-awaited operation targets last major stronghold of al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab
Many more wounded in attack at popular Village Restaurant in Somali capital; al-Qaida linked militant group al-Shabab is top suspect
Organization's humanitarian coordinator for Somalia cites mass flight from coast as AMISOM forces descend on last al-Shabab stronghold
According to witnesses, al-Shabab fighters have begun leaving port city, moving heavy weaponry to surrounding towns
Marka residents welcome al-Shabab’s ouster, ending the harsh version of Islamic law they had imposed on the town
Unharmed, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was meeting with a delegation from the Kenyan foreign ministry at the time of the attack
Parliamentary speaker says Hassan Sheikh Mohamud defeated incumbent leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in a third-round run-off landslide
Orma community in Tana Delta region launches revenge attack on rival Pokomo clan, killing at least 10 people a couple of weeks after Pokomo raid killed 53, mostly women, children
Life is returning to normal after two weeks of mourning for longtime ruler
Foreign delegates, African leaders are in Addis Ababa for Meles Zenawi's funeral
Ethiopians, heads of state traveling far and wide in a show of mourning for influential, yet divisive prime minister
Warning follows fighting in Coast Province this week that left 53 people dead
Somalis discuss country's political transition, election of new president amid allegations of corruption and influence peddling
Ethiopian PM praised for helping to dig country out of poverty following years of civil war, criticized for silencing all forms of dissent
Swearing-in brings country a step closer to completing an eight-year political transition
Former president's UN-mandated panel says continent loses twice the amount of annual development aid each year to illicit flows of finance
Securing port city is key objective for African Union forces fighting al-Shabab in Somalia
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