Al-Qaeda and Islamic State terrorists are cooperating in Africa
The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa’s sprawling Sahel region,...
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The terrorism threat in West Africa soars as the U.S. weighs troop cuts
The Pentagon and the State Department are sending mixed messages about reducing America’s presence in a region bloodied by terrorist violence. The Trump administration is...
The Islamic State and al-Qaeda joined forces in West Africa
Groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, at war with each other in the Middle East, are working together to take control of territory...
Gunmen killed 24 people in the latest church attack in Burkina Faso
A shooting near a Protestant church left dozens dead in northern Burkina Faso. The West African country, one of the poorest in the world, is...
The Islamic State is slowly taking root in Africa
More often than not, the news from Africa is mainly about terrorist attacks. The rate of such attacks in North Africa, Sub-Sahara, Sahel, and Horn...
At least 39 people are killed in the latest terrorist raid on Burkina Faso village market
Burkina Faso said 39 people were killed in an attack by Islamist militants on the northern village of Silgadji that appears to mark a shift...
Islamic State replaces Al-Qaeda as enemy number one in the Sahel
Brutal attacks that have killed nearly 300 people in less than two months have propelled the Islamic State to the status of the Sahel's most-feared...