UN official: Africa is ‘key battleground for terrorism’
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for an attack that killed six civilians and three Soldiers at the Pearl Beach Hotel restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, in early June....
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Jihadist groups increase abuses in northeast Mali – HRW
Jihadist groups have multiplied since January 2023 large-scale "murders", "rapes" and "looting" of civilians in northeastern Mali, "forcing thousands of people to flee these regions",...
Niger sees thousands fleeing country in fear of jihadists attack
Nearly 11,000 people in jihadist-hit southwestern Niger have fled their homes this month, the United Nations and local authorities said Wednesday, 12 July 2023. “These...
Two IS jihadists arrested in Niger joint operation security source
Two leading jihadists from the Islamic State's Sahel affiliate have been arrested in a joint operation by Niger and French forces, a senior security source...
Terror threats and instability in northern and central Africa
A swath of countries that border the Sahel in northern and central Africa are at increased risk of terror attacks, instability, and civil conflict. This...
Africa is world’s terrorism hotspot
Counterterrorism experts said that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa, though al-Qaeda and...
Upsurge in Atrocities By Islamist Armed Groups
Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and forced thousands to flee in attacks across the country...