Five West African leaders have appealed for greater international help to combat militant Islamists following the killing of 71 soldiers in Niger.
UN experts point out extremist threat in Libya
The panel of experts said in a report to the UN Security Council that the presence of the Chadians and Sudanese “has become more marked” in 2019.
Egypt’s El-Sissi Says Militias Hold Libyan Government ‘Hostage’
Libya’s U.N.-supported government is held hostage by “armed and terrorist militias” in the capital, Tripoli, Egypt’s leader said Sunday.
Egyptian president calls for joint efforts to fight terrorism
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Sunday that joint efforts are needed to fight terrorism.
Egypt’s Endowments Ministry cuts ties with 7 imams linked to ‘terrorist’ groups
Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments terminated on Monday the contracts of seven Imams, or preachers in the Islamic faith, after they were convicted of joining “terrorist groups.”
Egypt’s el-Sisi says militias holding Libyan government ‘hostage’
Government of National Accord taken hostage ‘by armed and terrorist militias’, says Egyptian president.
NAF disrupts Boko Haram meeting, kills scores of terrorists
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised some Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters at their hideout in Kollaram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno.
Nigerian military airstrikes hit Boko Haram meeting venue
Airstrikes by the Nigerian military have hit a meeting venue of terror group Boko Haram, killing an unknown number the militants on the fringes of Lake Chad in the northeastern state of Borno.
Somalia: Key Alshabaab Facilitator to Spend 10 Years in Jail for Aiding the Terror Group
A key al-shabab figure in Mogadishu has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by military court in Mogadishu.
AFRICOM’s 60th airstrike in Somalia this year takes out terrorist
U.S. Africa Command, in coordination with the government of Somalia, conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Dujuuma, Somalia, Dec. 16.