Mogadishu
Car bomb kills 3, wounds 6 at checkpoint in Somali capital
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Somalia's capital on Jan. 8 morning, killing three people and wounding six others, a local official said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group quickly claimed responsibility.
Shabaab militants kill regional Somali lawmaker in capital
Gunmen from Somali Islamist group Shabaab killed a regional lawmaker on April 18 after he had taken his wife to hospital in the capital Mogadishu, the group and officials said.
Turkish president to pay new year's first visits to Ethiopia, Djibouti
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an will pay consecutive official visits to Ethiopia and Djibouti later this month, marking his first official visits this year.