Al-Shabab militants ambushed and killed five Kenyan security personnel, part of a recent surge in cross-border attacks along Kenya's northern frontier.

Six young French nationals have been convicted in Paris for their plans to travel to Mozambique and join the al-Shabab jihadist group, which is affiliated with the Islamic State and active in the Cabo Delgado province.

Kenyan leader William Ruto wants more trade between the East African neighbors. But previous mooted border openings have failed, and fears of Al-Shabab attacks remain.

Somali forces have neutralized more than 40 Al-Shabab terrorists in the central part of the country, intensifying operations against the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group with military assistance from Turkey and the United States.

Somalia has renewed its US-backed fight against the al-Shabab militant group, with implications for regional stability.

The Somali Ministry of Defense announced that Somali National Army forces, in cooperation with the Turkish Armed Forces, killed 35 Al-Shabaab members and wounded over 20 others in an airstrike in the Lower Shabelle region.

The European Union will provide approximately 63 million euros in humanitarian funding for Somalia, a country affected by conflict between armed forces and Al-Shabab militants, as well as droughts.