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...
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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...
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims deadly Mali attack on UN
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack last week in Mali’s deeply troubled north that killed two United Nations peacekeepers. Mali...
At least 21 people killed in suspected terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso
Fourteen members of the VDP volunteer militia and four soldiers died on Monday in Sawenga in central-eastern Burkina, while five were wounded, a source said....
Burkina Faso attack: atleast 15 killed, local sources reveal
More than a dozen people, thought to be mostly shepherds, have been killed in an attack in eastern Burkina Faso, security and local sources told...
French army in spotlight over journalist’s kidnapping in Mali
French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped...
Six Troops Killed In Rare West Mali Attack
Six Malian soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after a rare attack in the country's west, police and local sources told AFP on Wednesday.