Plusieurs personnes ont été tuées dimanche dans le centre du Mali, l’armée française disant mardi avoir frappé des dizaines de jihadistes tandis que des villageois et une association locale parlaient de civils atteints par un
Is Boko Haram Gaining Foothold in Nigeria’s Northwest?
Boko Haram’s claim of responsibility for a recent kidnapping of more than 300 students in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Katsina signals that the militant group is expanding its terror activities beyond its traditional stronghold in
Congo Army Says its Forces Recapture Eastern Village From Islamist Group
Congo said Saturday that 14 suspected Islamist militants and two soldiers were killed in fighting on New Year’s Day as the Congolese army backed by U.N. peacekeepers regained control of Loselose village in the east
Somalia’s pirate coast to develop international ports with foreign money
A decade ago they were the buccaneering capitals of the 21st century, haunts of modern-day Blackbeards armed with Kalashnikovs rather than cutlasses. Today, Somalia’s once-lawless pirate towns are aiming for a more honest future –
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks over disputed dam
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, officials said. The resumption came six weeks after Khartoum boycotted talks in November, urging the
5 killed, 14 wounded in suicide attack in Somali capital
A suicide bombing near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday killed five people including two Turks, Turkish and Somali officials said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a post by
Dozens of civilians killed in Niger gun attacks
Interior Minister Alkache Alhada says the attack took place in the villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye, near the border with Mali. One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western
Explosion targets Saudi troops in southern Yemen: local source
An explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted a location of Saudi Arabia’s troops in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Sunday evening, a government official told Xinhua.
Steinitz: Iran claim that Israel wants to trick U.S. into war is nonsense
Minister and security cabinet member says comment by Zarif as Tehran marks 12 months since U.S. killed its top general in drone strike is ‘warning sign that Iran is taking aim at Israel, and therefore
Algeria army says 2 extremists, 1 soldier dead in second clash within 24 hours
Another soldier and two more extremists were killed Sunday afternoon during an “anti-terror” operation in the Tipaza region of Western Algeria, the defense ministry said.