Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing of a Canadian geologist kidnapped from a mining camp in Burkina Faso two months ago. The claim appeared in the latest issue of the ISIS propaganda newsletter Al-Naba.
ISIS ISWAP claims that it killed up to 10 troops in south-east Niger, also claiming to have captured an weapons and ammo truck, communications equipment and some supplies.
1 month agoMali: JNIM claimed an ambush against an MSA commander on Tuesday March 26 in the area of In-Delimane (Ansongo), Gao, one MSA member taken prisoner, and vehicle, ammunition, belongings, and documents seized
At least 10 killed in two attacks on Boko Haram in eastern Niger
At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence.
Death toll from an attack today by gunmen on Fulani herders in Mali has risen to 110 and more bodies are still being discovered, a local mayor tells @Reuters.
2 month agoMali: Dogon militiamen (Dozos) killed at least 60 civilians (according to a conservative toll, some sources speak of more than a hundred dead) of the Fulani community in Ogossagou-Peulh (Bankass), Mopti Region
2 month agoLibya- gunmen in 10 vehicles attacked the town of Ghadduwah, reportedly killing 1 person, wounding another, abducting 3 people and ransacking houses and shops
A Malian military base in Dioura was overrun by "jihadists". At least 8 soldiers were killed.
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Gunmen control a military base in Mali and kill at least 16 soldiers
Sahel Mauritania: A Mauritanian nomad was killed this Saturday morning by a soldier of the Mauritanian battalion of the G5 Sahel joint force, near the base of the Mauritanian battalion, not far from Anbeykite Lahach.
Mali: FAMA vehicle struck an IED between Diafarbé and Dia, Mopti Region. Provisional toll 3 soldiers injured #Sahel
2 month agoNiger: ISWAP also claimed responsibility for VBIED attack against Nigerien forces in Toumour, Diffa Region on Thursday. Unknown number of soldiers killed and others injured. Sahel
2 month agoNigeria: SVBIED of ISIS against army at Arege at Lake Chad
Troops foil Boko Haram attack on military base in Borno
In Lake Chad, Niger army kills 33 Boko Haram militants
2 month agoTunisian parliament approves deploying troops to peacekeeping operations in Mali
2 month agoBurkina Faso: Presumed JNIM militants ambushed a police patrol on the axis Banh (Loroum) - Ouahigouya (Yatenga), one police officer killed
2 month agoIslamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers -Amaq
The Islamic State have sacked Abu Mus'ab Albarnawi as the leader of its West African affiliate (ISWAP). The new Wali, according to an 18:13 audio recording, is Abu Abdullah Ibn Umar Albarnawi. No reason was given for the sack of Abu Musab (Habib).
UNHCR says around 30,000 Nigerians return to Rann town targeted by Boko Haram
Mali: Romanian military attaché Colonel Gheorghe Trifu found dead early this morning under unclear circumstances at the Hotel Radisson Blu in Bamako
Chad announced the closure of its border with Libya ?? "until further notice", a month after gunmen entered its territory from the Libyan south
2 month agoJUSUN locks up Nasarawa Chief Judge in his office
2 month agoBurkina Faso: Presumed JNIM/ISGS militants attacked the gendarmerie last night in Kantchari, Tapoa Province, attack repelled and no casualties reported
Unknown gunmen kill 6, injure 8 in Kaduna
Maj. Gen. Hicks, the head of US Special Operations Command Africa tells CNN: the "al-Qaeda aligned JNIM and the ISIS-GS threats have continued to increase in size and capability and we see evidence of that in these rapidly increasing number of attacks here in Burkina Faso"
2 month agoRenewed Conflict in Nigeria's Kaduna State Leaves Dozens Dead
17 killed in Mali by booby-trapped corpse: security sources
2 month agoNumbers for Nigeria's presidential election. Buhari is looking very, very strong. 12.1m votes to Atiku's 8.6m. Nine states to go.
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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