Rebels kill 71 soldiers in mass attack on Niger military base near Mali border. It is the deadliest raid against the Nigerien military in living memory, according to news agencies
2 month agoIswap claim to have attacked Gudumbali and Kukawa yesterday and burned down more than 30 government buildings including the the local government'a headquarters and residences of some government officials
Boko Haram militants kidnap at least 21 civilians in northern Cameroon - AFP citing officials
2 month agoNigeria: ISWA claims to have captured 6 Nigerian soldiers/6 Christians and 2 Red Cross Workers during an ambush between Maiduguri and Mayunak
14 people died in a new attack on a church in Burkina Faso
2 month agoIslamic State has released new statement claiming it caused the double helicopter crash that killed 13 French soldiers in Mali
2 month agoCollision of two Ivorian army helicopters injuring 4 people near Bouake
State Department orders U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso to evacuate family members under the age of 21 and some diplomats due to increased terrorist threat: statement
2 month agoA minute of silence observed in the Senate in tribute to 13 French soldiers killed in operation in Mali
13 French soldiers killed in Mali in the accident with 2 helicopters during a combat operation
2 month agoISIS officially claims killing 8 Algerian soldiers during clashes in Tamanrasset.
Burkina Faso: gendarmes repel jihadist attack in Arbinda
3 month agoThe attack took place in Indeliman Menaka against Malian Army and was claimed by IS.
3 month agoIS-West Africa claimed 2 attacks on the Nigerian army in Malam Fatori, Borno
3 month ago[email protected]: "Recently we agreed at the working level that West Africa & the Sahel would be preferred, initial area of focus for the Coalition outside of (Iraq/Syria) & with good reason. ISIS is outpacing the ability of regional Govts &international partners to address that threat"
Burkina Faso: A total of at least 8 bridges targeted with explosives by presumed JNIM militants including 7 in the provinces of Soum and Yatenga, and 1 hit in Mopti, Mali
Islamic State / ISWAP claims that they destroyed one Nigerian army AIFV & one APC killing and wounding 7 troops with two IEDs in the village of Bonie in the Yobe region, Nigeria
3 month agoISIS claims killing 22 Nigerian soldiers in Borno area
10 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist ambush, military sources said
10 killed in attack on Semafo mining company convoy in Burkina Faso – Reuters citing sources
3 month agoMan splashes buckets of water on massive fire at the popular Balogun Market of Lagos, Nigeria
Official: Nigerian Airforce destroys militants' hideouts, kills many
A Burkinabe Parliament member was killed in a suicide bomb attack in the northern Djibo region
3 month agoThe Islamic State claims a massive attack on a Malian military base near the city of Menaka. Claims over 70 soldiers were killed and wounded, vehicles and material destroyed and taken
3 month agoA French soldier was killed in Mali by an explosive device
3 month agoOil, diamonds and nuclear power: Russia eyes Africa business in Sochi summit which will be co-chaired by Putin & Egyptian president Abdel Fattal el-Sisi. Egyptian Gov Airbus A340-212 just landed to Sochi-Adler bringing Sisi. 43 of the continent's 54 heads of state are attending
Coastguards of Morocco's Royal Navy rescued 329 migrants, mostly Sub-Saharan nationals, in the Mediterranean between October 10-13, 2019, a military source told state media
4 month agoYesterday IS-West Africa claimed an attack on a Nigerian army checkpoint near Maiduguri saying it captured weapons, ammunition, and a vehicle after killing 2 soldiers:
Burkina Faso: At least 16 dead in an attack on a mosque in Salmossi
At least 16 killed in Burkina Faso mosque attack - AFP citing security sources
Latest news from Sahel region: The Sahel part of Africa includes (from west to east) parts of northern Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, northern Burkina Faso, the extreme south of Algeria, Niger, the extreme north of Nigeria, central Chad, central and southern Sudan, the extreme north of South Sudan, Eritrea, Cameroon, Central African Republic and extreme north of Ethiopia.
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