NEW : The African Union announces a pledging conference for famine relief . AU sources says Al-Shabaab got a shipment of weapons by sea . The United Nations on Friday said it is asking for a further $ 1.4 billion to help starving people across the Horn of Africa . TL;DR A Kenyan official tells CNN that the militants have been driven out from their last stronghold in Somalia. The U.N. has issued another appeal for aid money .
NEW : The African Union announces a pledging conference for famine relief . AU sources says Al-Shabaab got a shipment of weapons by sea . TL;DR A Kenyan official tells CNN that the militants have been driven out from their last stronghold in Somalia. The U.N. has issued another appeal for aid money .