Terrorism
Northern Nigeria: bandits kill 20 people
20 people have been shot death and others badly hurt by a gang of bandits in a raid on Kaboro village, on Tuesday in...
Kenyan security forces abuse residents
Kenyan security forces have been abusing residents in crackdowns and caring act of vengeance in other to chase suspected supporter of Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab...
Somali militia threaten the UK with attacks
Somalia's Islamist Shabaab armed forces warned Britain on Monday that they were going to pay heavy prices for organising a war against Islam and...
Clashes in Libya’s town of Bani Walid former leader Muammar Gaddafi’s bastion
Some 22 persons have been killed and 200 others seriously injured following the clashes between pro-government militia and gunmen in former leader Muammar Gaddafi's...
Several Nigerians killed following suspected Boko Haram Islamists attacks
A series of attacks by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in northeast Nigeria has killed a number of people and destroyed several buildings and residents...
Resident in the city of Sirte in Libya implores for reconstruction
Thousands of buildings with collapsed walls and missing storeys in the Libyan city of Sirte still implore for renovation where Muammar Gaddafi made his...
Suspected Al-Shabab weapon seized in Puntland
A suspected Islamist militant batch in the North-East of Somali coming from Yemen has been detained says the regional governor Abdisamad Gallan.
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Deadly attack in Ivory Coast : A Liberian has been arrested
A Liberian accused of organising a deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast has been arrested in northern Liberia, officials said on Thursday.
Bobby...
Clashes in border state Sudan army and rebels
Report says clashes have erupted between Sudan's army and rebels in the oil-producing state of South Kordofan, on Monday, a week after the rebels...
21 Natives of Nigeria Kaduna massacre
21 people have lost their life and several others have been wounded in a mosque in Nigeria on Sunday following a day of violence...
Islamist in Mali buys child soldiers
Senior UN official report that Islamists rebels who have held part of Mali are increasing money from ransoms and drug trafficking as they are...
Copam opposed to foreign intervention in Mali
A protest has been organized on September 28 in Bamako by the patriotic organization coordinators demanding the releases of Malian weapons blocked in ports...
The Somali National Army take hold of kasmayo
The Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) now holds the port of the city of kasmayo, day after they...
Northern Mali’s “city of saints” suffers rebel fury
History dating as far back as the 5th century is literally being chipped away with pick axes and shovels at the hands of an...
Uganda police warns of planned Somali terror attacks
The assistant Inspector General of Police in Uganda, Abasi Byakagaba who doubles as director for counter-terrorism, has cautioned the general public following threats of...
Bomb suspect extradited from Tanzania to Uganda
A man suspected to have transported explosives used by suicide bombers to kill over 70 people in Uganda has been extradited from Tanzania to...
Nigeria: Military seizes weapons from Islamist militia
Nigerian military has impounded an arsenal of Kalashnikov rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, explosives, hand grenades and a large quantity of ammunition from suspected members of...
Ethiopia: African Union summit not in danger, says official
A top Ethiopia official has debunked a serious security alert issued by the
Australian Foreign ministry as unfounded.
Several African dignitaries as well as French...
Uganda Will Not Abandon Somali Brothers and Sisters
Uganda will not abandon its Somali brothers and sisters, even if terrorists who hit Uganda on July 11, 2010 and those threatening to hit...
Nigeria: Boko Haram extreme group back and stronger?
Authorities in Nigeria are yet to identify suspects following the Christmas season massacre across the country that has claimed over 38 lives in a...
Somalia: Government gradually takes over capital
United Nations-backed-Somali government is prepared to reclaim control of the entire country as Al-Shabab rebels continue to lose grounds to African Union troops known...
New AU laws to tackle Al-Qaeda in Africa
Reports of resurgence in drug trafficking activities, banditry, and hostage taking by groups affiliated to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), in the Sahel...
Tuareg and AQIM: The unlikely jihadist bedmates
Last September, the abduction five Europeans sparked a hue and cry. Tuareg in the Sahel region were accused of operating in concert with Al...
Ethiopia: Top official nabbed over corruption
The Ethiopian Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a top sergeant of the Federal Police for allegedly accusing an Ethiopian woman of involvement...
Nigeria: Independence-day attack was from outside
A small terrorist group based outside Nigeria, but under the auspices of some Nigerians have been identified as the perpetrators of the independence-day attacks...
Algeria snubs France in sahel counterterrorism initiative
Paris wants to organize a conference of heads of state of a group of Sahel countries that have joined forces to fight against terrorist...
African coalition to fight Al-Qaeda in Sahel formed
A meeting in Algeria on Sunday saw the Chiefs of Defence Staff from Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger agreeing to join forces to fight...
Somalia: U.S. to work with Puntland and Somaliland
The United States has decided to work closely with semi-autonomous Somaliland and Puntland states in Somali as a means to defeat Islamist extremists.
The...
2 more Kenyans charged with al-Shabab Uganda blasts
The number of Kenyans so far charged with being involved in the July 11th 2011 bomb blasts in Kampala in which over 70...
Kenyan journalist nabbed over Uganda islamist attack
Kenyan security agencies on Saturday arrested a journalist working for an Islamic media house in the coastal city of Mombasa suspected to have been...