In a statement released online earlier today, al-Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) took responsibility for a suicide assault on French troops in northern Mali last week. One French soldier was killed
Pompeo says ending Sudan terror listing a ‘good thing’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he wants to delist Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism, seeing a historic opportunity in its civilian transition.
The Dictator Who Waged War on Darfur Is Gone, but the Killing Goes On
The ouster of Sudan’s longtime ruler last year stoked hopes for peace in brutalized Darfur. But violence has surged amid fresh accusations against Sudan’s security forces.
Averting an Egyptian Military Intervention in Libya
On 20 July, Egyptian legislators authorised sending combat troops to Libya, where Cairo’s ally Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar is on the defensive. Following Turkey’s intervention on the Tripoli government’s behalf, Egypt’s involvement could escalate the
Mozambique: Can Cabo Delgado’s Islamist insurgency be stopped?
“The world still has no idea what is happening because of indifference, and because it seems that we have already become accustomed to wars. There is war in Iraq, there is war in Syria and
US military says airstrike killed civilian in Somalia
The U.S. military on Tuesday acknowledged killing a civilian and wounding three others with an airstrike in Somalia earlier this year.
Boko Haram’s Expansionary Project in Northwestern Nigeria: Can Shekau Outflank Ansaru and Islamic State in West Africa Province?
On June 15, Boko Haram released a video featuring English, French (Cameroonian), Fulani, and Hausa-speaking fighters “greeting” fellow fighters in Zamfara and Niger states. [1] Three weeks later, on July 7, Boko Haram released another
U.S. Airstrike Assists Somali Ground Offensive Targeting Islamic State (Abnaa ul-Calipha) Presence Near Timirshe, Southeast of Bosaso, Somalia – (IS Claims To Have Killed US Forces)
A coordinated operation between U.S. pilots and Somali Federal elements (Puntland Security Forces) targeted Islamic State Somalia (Abnaa ul-Calipha) militants near Timirshe, southeast of Bosaso, Somalia on 21 July.
Caught between climate crisis and armed violence in Burkina Faso
Desperate families in the Sahelian country are plagued by a double burden that has left many displaced and destitute.
BREAKING: Boko Haram Currently Attacking Borno Community
Boko Haram terrorists are currently attacking Magumeri town in Borno State, multiple security sources have told SaharaReporters.