May 05 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: U.S. employers added 211,000 jobs in April By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added a net of 211,000 jobs in April, up sharply from March, and dropping the unemployment rate to 4.4, a nearly 10-year low. Also, a U.S. Navy SEAL was… Continue watching
Apr 20 Al-Shabab militants try food to win hearts and minds in Somalia By Larisa Epatko The al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab is trying to improve its image by delivering food to parts of Somalia that are suffering from drought. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:47 Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets? By PBS News Hour On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 19 Blast in Somalia kills 20 in Mogadishu marketplace By Abdi Guled, Associated Press A car bomb at a marketplace in Somalia's capital has killed at least 20 people and injured 50 others, said a local Somali official. Continue reading
Nov 16 Kenya delays closure of world’s largest refugee camp By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The country’s interior minister Joseph Nkaissery told the Associated Press the deadline to shut down Dadaab and repatriate its inhabitants has been extended by six months. Continue reading
Aug 22 Suicide bomber attacks market in Somalia as Kerry visits region By Larisa Epatko Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Kenya on Monday to discuss regional security, a day after a suicide bombing at a market in Somalia killed at least 20 people. Continue reading
Jun 25 At least 14 dead, nine injured after militants storm Somali hotel By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Siege ends after gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Police say at least 14 people died and nine were injured during the attack. Continue reading
Jun 01 U.S. confirms drone strike against Somali militant commander By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. drone strike on Friday targeted a senior military commander of al-Shabab in Somalia, the Pentagon said Wednesday, adding that they can't confirm yet if he was killed. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 4:02 U.S.-funded Somalia intelligence agency may be using children as spies By PBS News Hour A new report reveals that the East African nation of Somalia, which has been fighting with the support of the U.S. an insurgency by the radical al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab, may be using children as informants. A Washington Post exclusive reports… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 6:22 Propaganda is effective weapon as al-Shabab makes resurgence By PBS News Hour More than 100 Kenyan troops died in a January attack by terror group al-Shabab. Last week, the group released a video of the operation. As al-Shabab makes gains, is it also winning the propaganda war? Special correspondent Nick Schifrin takes… Continue watching