In Somalia, at least five people are dead, including two children, after al-Shabab fighters attacked several police stations and security checkpoints in the capital Mogadishu.

This comes as the U.N. is warning severe drought in Somalia is pushing nearly half of all children under the age of 5 into acute malnutrition this year. Hundreds of thousands need lifesaving treatment, according to the U.N., which called for urgent action to prevent catastrophic famine.