Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off Libya, the U.N. migration agency said on Monday, the latest tragedy on a dangerous route for those
Military Drone Strike In Niger Killed 17 Civilians In January: HRW
A drone strike apparently carried out by Niger’s military killed 17 civilians, among them children, in western Niger last month, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Niger is plagued by jihadist violence in the western Tillaberi
How off-the-shelf drones are changing jihadist warfare in West Africa
Jihadist groups are increasingly carrying out drone strikes in West Africa, raising alarm that they are building the capacity to wage a “war from the skies”. A leading violence monitoring organisation, Acled, has recorded at
Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors’ group says
A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a
Islamic State in the Sahel and the Dangers of Continued Regional Upheaval
The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for last week’s coordinated attack on Diori Hamani International Airport and the adjacent Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger’s capital, marking one of the most high-profile attacks for IS-affiliates
Peace talks and arms deals: The paradox fuelling Sudan’s war
While international powers publicly call for de-escalation and humanitarian ceasefires, their regional allies are flooding Sudan’s battlefields with weapons Nearly three years into a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, Sudan
Boko Massacre in Nigeria; Ethiopia on the Brink; M23 Drone Attack; IS Attacks Niamey: Africa File, February 5, 2026
Key Takeaways: Nigeria. Likely Boko Haram militants massacred at least 170 civilians in northwestern Nigeria in one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria in recent years. The militants were likely part of the Boko Haram
Troops nab suspected ISWAP logistics supplier, secure refugee return in Borno
Military source says combined troops of 273 Task Force Tank Battalion and 29 Task Force Brigade apprehended a suspected ISWAP/JAS logistics supplier at Jakana village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno on Monday. Troops
Rising ISIS threats to US homeland drive AFRICOM airstrikes against terrorists in Somalia
The U.S. is mounting an increasing blitz of air attacks and military missions against Islamist terrorists in Somalia to reduce the real threat of jihadi attacks on the U.S. homeland. The terrorists are said to
Execution of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi upends Libya’s fragile power balance
The death of the ICC-wanted heir removes a major obstacle to the country’s stalled elections, even as his supporters decry a ‘treacherous’ end for the man who once promised reform – and later, ‘rivers of