A coordinated wave of violence has raged through Borno State in northeastern Nigeria between May 12 and 13, as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched its most sophisticated assault in recent memory. The
Boko Haram, ISWAP insurgents attack four Nigerian military bases within 24 hours
On Tuesday, Governor Babagana Zulum condemned the recent increase in the spate of Boko Haram and ISWAP attacks in Borno State. Tension is rising in Borno State after Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents attacked four
Stability Holds In Mauritania As Jihadists Ravage Sahel
One evening in December 2011, five armed men arrived in a vehicle, fired at the Mauritanian gendarmerie post at Adel Begrou, and kidnapped a gendarme before escaping across the nearby border into Mali. It was
SSPDF takes control of border with Ethiopia
The governor of Upper Nile State, Gen. James Koang Chuol, confirmed Tuesday that the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have taken full control of areas in Nasir County near the border with Ethiopia, previously
Fresh Gunbattles Rock Libya Capital After Brief Lull
Fresh gunbattles have erupted in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official said Wednesday — just a day after authorities declared the fighting over. Clashes flared between the Radaa force and
The Taliban and Burkina Faso ambassadors pledge new trade and mining cooperation
The Taliban’s acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian capital Tehran as part of a broader outreach effort by the West African country to win new trade partners,
Mali dissolves all political parties as opposition figures disappear
Mali’s military government has shut down all political parties and banned their activities across the country. Anyone who disobeys the order faces sanctions. The announcement was made on state television on Tuesday. It followed an
La leçon de Kadhafi
BHL se serait-il donné tout ce mal pour rien ? Des affrontements armés ont éclaté lundi soir à Tripoli, la capitale libyenne, à la suite d’informations faisant état de l’assassinat d’un haut commandant militaire. Selon
Burkina Faso: série d’attaques jihadistes, Djibo particulièrement frappée
Au Burkina Faso, les groupes armés terroristes ont mené plusieurs attaques ce 11 mai. Des combattants du Jnim, le Groupe de soutien à l’islam et aux musulmans, lié à al-Qaïda, ont lancé une offensive contre
Est de la RDC: l’afflux de réfugiés fuyant les combats au Soudan du Sud «suit une courbe croissante»
En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), la Commission nationale pour les réfugiés (CNR) s’inquiète de l’afflux dans l’est de la RDC de Sud-Soudanais fuyant les affrontements des dernières semaines entre partisans du président du Soudan