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...
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Six Chadian soldiers killed in suspected Boko Haram terrorist attack
Six Chadian soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram militants near Tetewa Island in the Lake Chad...
Terrorist organisations linked to the Islamic State could extend to Chad, Nigeria and Libya
French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian has expressed concern over terrorist organisations, especially those linked to ISIS, that they could form an arch extending...
The Islamic State is not dead it just moved to Africa
Illegal armed groups are opportunistic by nature. They usually start their operations and recruit followers in countries where there is poverty, corruption, religious conflict or...
West Africa coastal countries and the threat from jihadists
Since the collapse of the “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State (IS) has been looking for other places to raise its black flag. Africa,...
Chad soldiers killed in Islamic State attack near N’Gouboua
At least seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in an ambush near Lake Chad, the latest in a surge of attacks in...
African coalition denies legitimacy of Islamic State video purportedly showing execution of troops and weapons seizure
The U.S.-backed Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting jihadis in the Lake Chad Basin counties over the weekend dismissed a video by the Islamic State-West...