Kenyan and Somali troops have taken control of parts of the last al-Shabab stronghold in Somalia's port city of Kismayo. Earlier, the United Nations called for continued support of Mogadishu's new government. Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey sat down with Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, the Horn of Africa country's prime minister, to discuss the challenges facing Somalia.
French and Malian soldiers have captured Timbuktu airport as they continue to re-take territory from al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Northern Mali. On Saturday, they claimed the city of Gao. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland is with the troops and sent this update from the airport.
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