Tag: Al-Qaeda

Tiani’s grip on power weakens as jihadist violence surges in Niger

July 9, 2025

Less than two years after seizing power, Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tiani is struggling to contain a growing jihadist insurgency that threatens both his ... Read More

JNIM’s rapid ascent reshapes Sahel security landscape, warn experts

June 11, 2025

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate, has emerged as the most powerful militant force in West Africa, now commanding up to 6,000 fighters ... Read More

Rights watchdog calls for investigation into B. Faso massacre linked to gov’t-aligned militias

March 16, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling for an investigation into a brutal massacre in Burkina Faso, where dozens of civilians were reportedly killed by government-aligned ... Read More

Sahel region remains ‘epicenter of global terrorism’, expanding terror threat across Africa and beyond

March 13, 2025

Africa's Sahel region has become the global epicenter of terrorism, with extremist groups now responsible for over half of all terror-related deaths worldwide in 2024, ... Read More

EU aid package to bolster Ghana’s security forces part of bid to help stabilize Sahel

March 1, 2025

The European Union has provided a 50 million-euro military aid package to Ghana to bolster its security forces amid a surge in violent extremist activities ... Read More

Deadly ambush in Mali leaves over 50 dead as suspected jihadists target civilian convoy

February 10, 2025

A brutal ambush by suspected jihadists in northeastern Mali on Friday (7 February) left more than 50 people dead, amid worsening insecurity in a region ... Read More

Somalia: two al-Shabaab militants, incl. top commander, killed in US drone strike

December 27, 2024

One of al-Shabaab's top commanders, Mohamed Mire, was killed in a drone strike in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle Region, the military group has said, blaming the ... Read More

Niger: dozens dead after ‘horrific’ attacks near Burkina Faso border

December 17, 2024

"Barbaric" attacks in two locations along Niger's border with Burkina Faso have killed 39 people, including children, Niamey's defense ministry has said, blaming "criminals" for ... Read More

Mali: armed group kills at least 40 at wedding ceremony amid escalating violence

July 5, 2024

Dozens of guests, many of them young people, at a wedding ceremony have been killed by a group of unidentified armed men in an attack ... Read More

US to pull out troops from key drone base in Niger amid Russia’s growing footprint in Sahel

April 24, 2024

The United States has agreed to withdraw its about 1,000 troops from Niger, where it built and operated a major drone base in the desert ... Read More

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