After African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops came under attack in Somalia for a third day running the BBC’s Mark Doyle, who has recently travelled to the country, reports on the worsening political and humanitarian crisis there.

A spokesman for the peacekeepers, Ugandan army Maj Bahoku Barigye, said the AU soldiers were attacked at the strategically important ‘K4′ roundabout – a central junction in the capital, Mogadishu, situated 4km from the sea port. More on AU peacekeepers mired in Somalia

NAIROBI,  – Nearly two years after being driven from Mogadishu, Islamists have re-taken swathes of south Somalia and may have their sights again on the capital.

The insurgents’ push is being led by Al Shabaab, or “Youth” in Arabic, the most militant in a wide array of groups opposed to the Somali government and military backers from Ethiopia, an ally in Washington’s “War on Terror”. More on ANALYSIS-Somali fighters take upper hand in Somalia