Sahel-Sahara region is the next Islamic State stronghold
The vast Sahel-Sahara region, which spans Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania, has become home to such terrorist organisations as the Movement...
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Attack on Catholic church kills six people in Burkina Faso
An attack on a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, potentially linked to extreme Islamist violence in the country, has killed six people. Al Jazeera reports...
Two decorated French soldiers killed in rescue mission that saved American and other hostages in Africa
An American citizen is among a group of four hostages who have been freed in western Africa following a French special forces military operation that...
Ghanian churches targeted for jihadist terror attacks
Churches in Ghana are the potential target of a terrorist group, Salafi-Jihadist based in Burkina Faso, the Africa Center for Security and Intelligence Studies (ACSIS)...
Islamic State terrorists carried out kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso
Islamic State carried out the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso in January, the group’s weekly newspaper Al-Naba said, claiming responsibility...
African Union security chief warns that the terrorism is expanding in Sahel
Terrorism is expanding, Chergui told journalists on the sidelines of an AU summit in Addis Ababa, pointing in particular to countries on the Sahara's southern...
At least 146 terrorists are neutralized in Burkina Faso
Security forces in Burkina Faso have "neutralized" 146 terrorists in land and air operations in the country’s northwest. In a statement, the military said Monday...