A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Qatari officials in Mogadishu on May 5, killing 8 Somalis, officials said, Reuters reported.

The U.S. Department of State warned U.S. citizens April 23 of the risks of visiting Burundi, according to a State Department Travel Warning.

At least five people were shot and killed by gunmen in a restaurant in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa on April 18, Reuters reported, citing witnesses and local media reports.

A remote-detonated bomb exploded near the central police station in the Somali town of Beledweyne, a Somali law enforcement official said April 16, Shabelle reported.

Somali militant group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks April 14 attacks in Mogadishu, which left at least 19 dead, Reuters reported.

A large blast was heard near Mogadishu's airport on April 14, just hours after unidentified gunmen attacked the city's main court complex, residents said, Reuters reported.

After two explosions occurred outside Mogadishu's main court complex, gunmen in government uniforms stormed the building and clashed with security forces, leaving at least four people dead, witnesses said April 14, Reuters reported.

Kenyan and Somali leaders have agreed to work closely to consolidate peace between their countries and will soon launch a commission for cooperation, Xinhua reported April 10.

An explosion hit the headquarters of Dahabshiil bank in Mogadishu on April 2, wounding at least two people, Reuters reported.