Why the Islamic State and al-Qaeda terrorist groups are battling for control in Africa’s Sahel?
Africa’s Sahel, a region running across the breadth of the continent, between the Sahara in the north and the Sudanian Savanna in the south, has...
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Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists are recruiting in the Lake Chad region
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has raised the alarm on Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ recruitment drive in the Lake Chad...
Increased terrorist attacks in Africa amid the coronavirus pandemic
As the world focuses on the fight to curb COVID-19, Boko Haram has stepped up attacks in west Africa. Islamists affiliated to the so-called Islamic...
Boko Haram suicide bombers killed seven people in Cameroon
Seven people were killed when two suicide bombers, suspected to be members of Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist group, attacked a village in northern Cameroon on...
Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups menace Africa
Colonel Alain Bayle, erstwhile French military attaché in London, with whom I shared a few confidences, intimated recently that it was whispered within the corridors...
Ten terrorists killed in Cameroon anti-terrorism operation
Cameroon’s government said ten ‘separatist terrorists’ were killed by the army in the English- speaking west of the African country, denying online reports of civilian...
Boko Haram terrorist attacks displace thousands people in Cameroon
New Boko Haram attacks have displaced more than 3,000 people along Cameroon’s northern border with Nigeria in the past three months. Authorities say the Nigerian...