Al Qaeda-linked militant group claims deadly Benin attack
An Al Qaeda-linked militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed...
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Niger says 39 civilians killed in militant attacks
Suspected jihadists killed 39 civilians, including women and children, in two separate attacks in western Niger's conflict-torn borderlands in recent days, the defence ministry said...
Deadly Alliance: ISWAP-Boko Haram Merger Signals New Threat
As Multinational Force Claims Victory in Lake Chad Regional troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) thwarted a major terrorist attack in Lake Chad,...
Top counterterrorism official warns of ISIS’ rapid rise in Africa
The top U.S. counterterrorism official is warning that the Islamic State terror group has set its sights on Africa as its new frontier — and...
Surge in jihadist attacks strikes Burkina: HRW
Since February 2024, HRW said that jihadists had carried out seven attacks, which killed at least 128 civilians and "violated international humanitarian law". "We are...
Burkina freezes assets of more than 100 people over ‘financing of terrorism’
Military-led Burkina Faso has frozen the "assets and resources" of more than 100 people, including ex-president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and two jihadist groups over the...
ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali
The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out...