The ‘terrorist attack’ in Segue village killed a relative of a cleric and six other men, the diocese of the Mopti region said. At least seven people were killed Sunday, December 16, in an attack
In Niger, 39 villagers killed in a double attack by suspected jihadists near Burkina Faso
The ‘barbaric acts’ saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, the defense ministry said, and took place from December 12 to 14. Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks

One of Libya’s main refineries shut down after fighting
One of Libya’s main refineries in the west has been shut down after clashes between local armed groups erupted early Sunday and caused fires on infrastructure, state oil company NOC said. Several tanks at the
CIVILIAN MILITIAS IN MALI, NIGER, AND MOZAMBIQUE: ELIMINATING OR EXACERBATING VIOLENT EXTREMISM?
Somalia pulls troops out of Lower Juba after clashes with Jubbaland forces
Somalia said on Thursday it had pulled federal troops out of the southwestern Lower Juba region, after clashes with local forces from Jubbaland state which has broken off ties with the central government.Heavy fighting broke

North Darfur: 80+ killed and injured in El Fasher assault
The Ministry of Health in North Darfur reported that 15 people were killed, and 64 others injured, in El Fasher on Wednesday, following artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Shelling also resumed on

Mali: Atrocities By The Army And Wagner Group, Says HRW
Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, from the country a year ago,

Dix soldats nigériens tués dans une “attaque terroriste” près du Burkina Faso
Nouvelle attaque jihadiste meurtrière au Niger: 10 soldats ont été tués dans l’Ouest, près de la frontière avec le Burkina Faso, quelques jours après une offensive contre un convoi de civils qui avait fait 21

Islamic State Claims Web of Attacks Across Africa
The terrorist group said it attacked military and civilian positions in Nigeria, Niger Republic, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Mali, revealing the group’s sustained influence in Africa despite global efforts to curtail

Crisis in Sudan: War, Famine, and a Failing Global Response
ADRE, CHAD: A man wields a whip for crowd control as refugees wait to receive food. As starvation spreads in Sudan, its military is blocking food aid from coming into the country. Ivor Prickett/The New