Kenyan authorities have arrested five people suspected of preparing a terror attack in Nairobi, according to a police report seen by AFP on Sunday.
U.N. says militants targeted aid worker hub in northern Nigeria
Islamist militants attacked a facility housing several aid groups in northeast Nigeria at the weekend in what the United Nations warned on Monday is an escalation in violence specifically targeting aid workers.
Europe will face Islamic State threat if Libya regime falls, Erdogan warns
The UN’s special envoy for Libya has called for foreign fighters to be withdrawn from the war-torn country, one day before a peace conference in Berlin aimed at solving the conflict.
80 soldiers killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
At least 80 Yemeni soldiers attending prayers at a mosque were killed and 130 others injured in ballistic missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen reported Sunday.
Sarkozy met en garde contre la montée du «communautarisme» et la «tyrannie des minorités»
Présent aux vœux de Guillaume Peltier, l’ancien chef de l’État a prononcé un discours dans lequel il a mis en garde, entre autres, contre la montée du communautarisme et s’est inquiété lundi des «scènes de
Mali: Tombouctou : FAMa et Barkhane apportent des vivres aux population
Dans le cadre du renforcement de la collaboration FAMa et population et de l’assistance aux personnes vulnérables, le commandement militaire de la 5ème zone de défense en partenariat avec la force Barkhane a offert le
Niger declares three days of mourning after 89 soldiers killed in attack on military base
The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after 89 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base, a government spokesman said.
France, West Africa to Unite Forces in Fight Against Islamist Militants
France and five West African states agreed on Monday to combine their military forces under one command structure to fight a growing Islamist militancy in the Sahel region, with Paris committing an extra 220 troops.
France to deploy more soldiers to West Africa, where terrorist groups are growing
DAKAR, Senegal — France announced Monday that it will send hundreds more soldiers to West Africa, and five presidents of countries in the region said they welcome the support in the fight against a surge
Nigerien president sacks army chief, others after terrorist attack on military base
Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou fired the country’s top security chiefs on Monday, in a move that sent a strong message to citizens about his handling of recent security crisis in the country.