1 month ago2 French soldiers were wounded and a Nigerien soldier killed in an ISWAP ambush south of Ménaka against a patrol jointly led by France and Niger. More than 10 militants were subsequently killed by the French air force
Video released by BokoHaram confirms death of the leader of the Nigeria jihadist group, Abubakr Shekau. The man speaking in the 3-minute clip is Bakura Modu, (also known as Sahalaba) who now might be the organization's new leader
Mali Gao air supported security operations
Burkina Faso army kills 10 'militants' in operations in response to early June massacre in village of Solhan
Nigerian Army speaks on 'killing' of six soldiers, attacks on Abia communities
1 month agoAnti-government protests in Nigeria, marking Democracy Day and criticizing the country's Twitter ban, ended in arrests and clashes with police
Africa - "We're going to continue to assist building partner capacity in Africa" per @PentagonPresSec asked about decision by France to end CT ops in Mali, Sahel @DeptofDefense will also continue to help France efforts that are ongoing
Macron stopped its main military mission in the Sahel, Operation Barkhane.
1 month agoMultiple sources reporting that Baye Ag Bakabo, an AQIM official involved in the murders of French journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont in 2013, has been killed by France in an airstrike in Mali
French President Macron will announce today a reduction in French troops battling Islamist militants in the Sahel area. The decision was made during a Defence cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the sources said
1 month agoISIS the murder of 5 Christians captured on the road between Gao and Niamey
1 month agoBurkina Faso's Prime Minister, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire, visited on Monday a village where at least 132 people were killed in the worst militant attack in recent years. Gloria Tso reports
Maiga was named after Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in as interim president
BurkinaFaso: The president of the ODJ Yagha section, Tindano Amadou dit Amadou Batibougou, and activists were killed in the attack on Solhan, the organization said in a statement on Sunday, June 6, 2021
ISIS West Africa province says in audio statement that Boko Haram leader Shekau is dead
1 month agoBurkina: 72-hour national mourning for the victims of Solhan (Sebba Yagha). So far, at least 120 deaths and several serious injuries.
Gunmen have killed at least 100 people in a BurkinaFaso village, according to the government. It's the deadliest attack in the country in years
Nigeria says it suspends Twitter days after president's post removed
2 month ago@Rewards4Justice offering up to $7 million for info on the location on AQIM leader Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi AQIM named Al-Anabi, aka Yazid Mubarak, as the successor to former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel, who was killed in June 2020
No fewer than 60 residents of Izzi, Ekile Ward of Ado LGA of Benue State were killed by suspected Fulani Herdsmen during the weekend. Governor Ortom's Deputy, Benson Abounu confirmed this yesterday while
The Police in Ebonyi have arrested six suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and recovered five locally made pistols with 12 live ammunition from them
2 month agoMali: the ECOWAS mediator will now be more frequent in the country with a reinforced team, according to the organization's special representative in Bamako. This, as part of the mechanism for monitoring compliance with the duration of the transition
Four people are feared killed in shooting between members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and police in Ebonyi
The European Commission calls on the leaders of the coup in Mali to appoint a civilian to head the government
Boko Haram Militants Allegedly Kill Several Nigerian Soldiers In Yobe: According to the group in a statement sighted by SaharaReporters, the soldiers were killed recently during an ambush on Nigerian troops in Yunusari Local Government Area of the state
Military sources: release of the transitional president and prime minister in Mali
2 month agoThe SecurityCouncil has made clear its position on the coup in Mali with this press statement. We will continue to back the regional efforts led by ECOWAS & the @_AfricanUnion
2 month agoUS "strongly condemns the detention of civilian leaders of Mali's transition government," says @SecBlinken in a statement
Mali interim president, PM resign: AFP
Four policemen killed as gunmen attack Enugu, Imo police stations
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