Terrorists financing reduced in West Africa in 2018
The Inter-Governmental Action against Money Laundering and Terrorists Financing in West Africa has observed a reduction in terrorists financing and money laundering acti
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Al Qaeda group claims series of attacks across Sahel
Over the past few days, al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), which operates within West Africa and the Sahel, has claimed...
Terrorism threatens to destabilize Burkina Faso and its neighbors
A series of actions undertaken by terrorists to target the international community have occurred in Burkina Faso over recent weeks, including the kidnapping of two...
Ten police officers killed in ambush in Burkina Faso near the Mali border
Security minister announces increase in police and army patrols in Toeni near Mali border after deadly attack. Ten police officers were killed and three wounded...
Africa records more than 600 terrorism related deaths in the first 15 days of January
The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) in its bi-weekly “Africa Terrorism Bulletin” has recorded a total of 614 terrorism-related deaths
Top Islamic State group official killed in Mali by French air strike
France said on Monday it had killed a top official from Islamic State's affiliate in West Africa in an operation in Mali that also killed...
Islamist terrorist groups are turning their attention to West Africa
The epicenter of jihadism in Africa has long been the Sahel, the region that skirts the southern fringe of the Sahara Desert. Islamist groups such...