Tag: terrorist

Niger claims killing 55 of ISIS fighters

May 30, 2023

Niger Monday announced the neutralization of 55 terrorists of “Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP)” in a joint operation with neighboring Nigeria. The operation according ... Read More

Ethiopia removes ‘terrorist’ label from Tigray rebel group

March 23, 2023

The terrorist designation given to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, will be removed, Ethiopian lawmakers decided in a special session Wednesday (22 March), ... Read More

Somalia: at least 100 killed, 300 injured in “heinous” Mogadishu car bombing

October 31, 2022

There has been huge increase in death toll from the two successive car bombings in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Saturday (29 October), blamed on the Al-Qaeda-allied ... Read More

Ten soldiers killed, Fifty wounded in Burkina Faso army base attack

October 25, 2022

At least 10 soldiers died and around 50 were wounded in Burkina Faso on Monday (24 October) in an assault on an army base and ... Read More

Terrorists to stage attack in Nigeria’s capital, Western embassies warn

October 25, 2022

The United States and other Western embassies on Monday (24 October) advised their citizens to limit travel to Nigeria because of an increased threat of ... Read More

Mali warns to defend itself against alleged French sovereignty violations

October 19, 2022

Mali's military government would exercise its right to self-defense if France continued to undermine the West African country's sovereignty and national security, Mali's foreign affairs ... Read More

Mozambique’s president urges Western energy companies to resume work in troubled region

September 15, 2022

Amid continuing clashes between Mozambique's federal forces and other African allies against Islamist militants in the Cabo Delgado Province, the country’s president Filipe Nyusi has ... Read More

Mozambique struggling to stem insurgency in troubled Cabo Delgado

September 9, 2022

Islamist militants in the Mozambique’s northern Nampula province have killed six people, all by beheading, abducted three others and set dozens of houses on fire, ... Read More

Togo, South Africa mull security cooperation

August 30, 2022

Togo and South Africa are mulling several cooperation in areas of security at the time the West African country is reeling against terrorism in the ... Read More

Mali junta slams France for allegedly sending weapons to Islamist militants

August 19, 2022

Mali has accused France of violating its airspace and supporting "terrorist groups" by delivering weapons to armed groups, the latest in a barrage of accusations ... Read More