Families of some 13 persons in Cameroon’s Far North region, abducted by ISWAP, have begun raising money to bring back their loved ones. Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a splinter group
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Publishes Article Calling For U.S. To Negotiate With Group And Allow It To Take Over Somalia, As It Did With Taliban In Afghanistan
On July 6, 2023, the Shahada News Agency, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), published an Arabic translation of an article titled “Somalia, A Repeat of Afghanistan?”[1] The
Sudanese City Becomes Center of ‘New Phase’ of War
Fierce fighting has erupted in the city of Omdurman, across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, in a desperate battle to control supply routes. As the war in Sudan heads into its fourth month, Omdurman
Rutshuru: le M23 occupe Bukombo centre depuis mardi
Les rebelles du M23, soutenus par des soldats rwandais, occupent depuis mardi 11 juillet, la localité de Bukombo- centre, chef-lieu du groupement portant le même nom, territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu). Ces combattants assiègent cette contrée
Centrafrique : 16 morts dans un affrontement entre le CPC et la MINUSCA
Le bilan provisoire de l’affrontement entre les rebelles et les forces onusiennes fait état d’au moins 16 morts dans l’est de la République centrafricaine. Une position des rebelles de la Coalition des patriotes pour le
Terror Groups In Africa: Breeding Ground For Attacks In Europe?
Islamists have a strong presence in Africa and recruit in huge refugee camps. And they use conflicts for their Internet propaganda, which reaches as far as Bavaria. Experts warn of a strengthening of IS, al-Qaeda
Al-Shabaab intensifies terror attacks in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya – The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab intensified attacks in Northern Frontier Districts [NFD] within the Republic of Kenya, even with concerted efforts to dismember the terrorists who control large swathes of rural central and southern
Armed group kills peacekeeper in Central African Republic, UN says
An unidentified armed group attacked a U.N. peacekeeping patrol Monday in the Central African Republic, killing a peacekeeper from Rwanda, the United Nations said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said initial reports indicated the U.N. patrol
Sudan Military Intelligence continues to detain critical voices
Critical voices and political opponents of the Sudanese army, including a sheikh who called for peace, face detentions throughout Sudan at the hands of Military Intelligence or security forces. Detainees have been accused of supporting
IntelBrief: Al-Shabaab Shows No Signs of Decline in East Africa
The government of Somalia announced that 43 al-Shabaab fighters, including two high-level commanders, were killed in an airstrike by the Somali National Army (SNA) in the Lower Juba region on June 19th. On June 13th