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
16 killed in jihadist attacks in Nigeria: sources
20 killed in armed attack on a gold mine north of Burkina Faso
4 month agoAlgeria. ANP discovers weapons cache in Tamanrasset (Mali-Niger borders) consisting of a 9K32 Strela-2/SA-7 Grail MANPADS and 6 BM-21 rockets
State Dept. announces $5 million bounty for the killers of 4 U.S. Army soldiers two years to the day after they were killed in Niger. U.S. also offering reward for ISIS-affiliate leader accused of ordering the ambush, Abu Walid
Mali government says 25 soldiers killed in two recent attacks on army camps by suspected militants – Reuters
4 month agoNigeria: ISWAP claimed through IS al-Amaq media arm responsibility for a complex attack yesterday against Nigerian base at Boni, Yobe state followed by IED explosions between Boni and Bouriti. Claimed 17 soldiers killed and 7 vehicles destroyed
Eight killed in two new attacks in northern Burkina Faso: security sources
Eight civilians killed in attack in northern Burkina Faso – AFP citing security sources
4 month agoAmaq Agency has released a short, 21-second video from the ambush between Gubio and Magumeri. The clip only features dead Nigerian soldiers (and doesn't show any fighting)
Authorities in Chad announce the death toll in the collapse of a gold mine at about 30
Charity Action Against Hunger says one of six hostages has been killed. The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, took them hostage in July. Action Against Hunger urgently calls for the release of the hostages
5 month agoPrimary school pupils call for climate action. #FridaysForFuture ClimateStrike in Abuja, Nigeria.
Gen. Townsend also visited Niger Sept. 18-19 where he met with President Issoufou, senior Nigerien military officers & deployed U.S. troops
Gen. Townsend, the commander of @USAfricaCommand, visited Burkina Faso Tuesday & met with President Kaboré & several other Burkinabe leaders
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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