The President of Mali says he is in contact with Al-Qaeda terrorists
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has confirmed that his government is in contact with al-Qaida-linked extremist leaders as the West African country faces some of...
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French soldiers killed more than 30 Islamist terrorists in Mali
French soldiers killed more than 30 Islamist militants in Mali in three operations on Thursday and Friday, France’s army said. The operations targeted al Qaeda...
Terrorists from central Mali pledge allegiance to the new Islamic State leader
A short video uploaded online appears to show a cadre of jihadists in Mali’s central Segou Region pledging allegiance to Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al...
Weapons used in Nigeria killings also used by Al Qaeda in Mali
A study by a London-based research group has revealed that arms used in the farmers/herders conflict in North-west Nigeria come from the same source as...
The Islamic State is slowly taking root in Africa
More often than not, the news from Africa is mainly about terrorist attacks. The rate of such attacks in North Africa, Sub-Sahara, Sahel, and Horn...
The Islamic State remains an undefeated threat
Pentagon and the United Nations both estimate that the group still has as many as 30,000 active insurgents in the region. Thousands more IS-aligned fighters...
Terrorist attack on Mali military camp leaves 20 people dead
Twenty members of the security forces were killed on Sunday in a major assault by suspected jihadists at a military camp in Mali near the...