Under Trump, US strikes on Somalia have doubled since last year. Why?
As Trump hits the Horn of Africa, experts caution against drone strikes, saying the US needs to invest in peacebuilding.

As Trump hits the Horn of Africa, experts caution against drone strikes, saying the US needs to invest in peacebuilding.
Somalia and neighbouring nations have expressed concern over al-Shabab seizing power amid a ‘security vacuum’.
Storming of hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace highlights resilience of the al-Qaeda affiliate.
The armed group considers the United Arab Emirates an ‘enemy’ for its backing of the Somali government.
The UN helicopter accidentally landed in al-Shabab territory on Wednesday, with 6 of 9 passengers taken hostage.
Several passengers reportedly taken after helicopter lands in territory controlled by the armed group.
The embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992 to cut the flow of weapons to feuding warlords in the country.
Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after a deadly car bombing in Mogadishu.
Premier Hamza Abdi Barre discusses why, despite the international support for the army, al-Shabab remains powerful.
Armed group al-Shabab, which wages a war against the Somali state, uses the platforms to post its activities.
Kenya postpones reopening the border amid turbulent ties and al-Shabab attacks.