On 23 February, a suicide bomber threw his suicide vest inside a cafe at Mogadishu retail mall during a chase by security forces suspecting him. The Mogadishu retail mall is next to Xamar Weyne District
(Statement) Thabat Media (al-Qaeda) in its Newspaper #17: Boko Haram Kills 40 Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) Elements in Sunawa Village on The Borders Between Niger and Nigeria
In a statement released through al-Qaeda’s Thabat Media, Boko Haram killed 40 Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) Elements in Sunawa Village on The Borders Between Niger and Nigeria.
Egypt’s Sisi offers support to Libya’s new PM
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met incoming Libyan prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Cairo on Thursday and offered his country’s support in achieving stability in its troubled neighbour, the presidency said in a statement.
Who Are Libya’s New Leaders?
A first agreement has helped to overcome the divisions that have affected Libya for years. New leaders have been appointed. Who are they? Will they have the means to set the country on the road
Blueprint for a raid: Documents shed light on plan to buy U.S. helicopter gunships for assault on Tripoli
The commandos for hire who landed in Benghazi in June 2019 had arranged, at great expense, to procure every weapon and tool needed for an assault on Libya’s government. They obtained drones, inflatable speedboats, night-vision
Nigerian Military to Protect Oil Assets to Curb Daily Losses
Africa’s largest crude producer will tap the services of the military to protect its oil and gas infrastructure in a bid to curb daily losses from theft and vandalism.
Nigerian Troops Reclaim Town Seized by Jihadists: Army
Nigerian soldiers backed by fighter jets on Tuesday recaptured a town in the restive northeast seized last week by jihadists after they overran a military base, the army said.
Gunmen Kill 36 in Attacks on Two Northern Nigerian States
Gunmen killed 36 people in two attacks in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a day after insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades amid worsening security facing Africa’s most populous nation, officials and residents said.
Egypt backs call to internationalize Ethiopia dam dispute
Egypt said Wednesday it has endorsed a Sudanese proposal to internationalize arbitration in a years-long dispute with Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile.
‘First US Navy ship in decades’ docks in Port Sudan
A rapid transport ship of the US Military Maritime Transport Command USNS Carson City arrived at Port Sudan harbour on the Red Sea on Wednesday “to enhance maritime security in the region” in a new