Armed group abducts ten aid workers in southwestern Niger
Unidentified gunmen have abducted 10 humanitarian aid workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their NGO said in a statement....
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At least 70 civilians killed in the latest Boko Haram terrorist attack in northern Nigeria
The men attacked the village of Faduma Koloram, in Gubio local government area of Borno state, starting about noon, the sources told Reuters. They arrived...
Three prominent jihadists dominate Sahel after death of Al-Qaeda leader
Three leaders have been left dominating the jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, following the death of a top al Qaeda commander in the West African...
Islamic State terrorists pose growing threat across Africa
The Islamic State has been consolidating its African offshoots as part of an effort to expand its presence across the continent. As part of a...
Twenty-seven people killed in central Mali ethnic attacks
Armed men on motorcycles killed 27 civilians in central Mali in three attacks on ethnic Dogon farming villages in less than 24 hours, local officials...
Islamic State terrorist group launched 260 terror attacks during Ramadan
Islamic State has waged its deadliest terrorism campaign in Iraq for nearly two years, raising fears that jihadists are staging a resurgence. In the past...
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...