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Al-Shabaab Next Target: Kenya State House

March 2, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia that is most known for carrying out deadly attacks there and in Kenya, released a new video threating […]

Malian Ahmad Al Faqi Trial to Resume at the ICC

February 29, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber will on Tuesday hold a confirmation of charges hearing for Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, an alleged al-Qaeda-linked […]

Mali: Chadian Peacekeeper Kills Commander, Army Doctor

February 26, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

A Chadian peacekeeper in northern Mali has killed his own Commander and an army doctor on Thursday, local media reported. Reports said the soldier had […]

EU Calls Uganda to Publish Detailed Results of Feb. 18 Vote

February 26, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

European Union mission on Thursday called Uganda Electoral Commission to publish “without delay” the detailed results of last week’s presidential and parliamentary election, which the […]

Car Bomb Kills Somalia’s ex-Defense Minister

February 16, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab killed Somalia’s former defense minister on Monday. Muhidin Mohamed, ex-defense minister and Parliamentary Counsellor, died in the capital Mogadishu after the terrorist group […]

Boko Haram Fighters Trained in Somalia, Somalian President

February 15, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on Sunday, said members of the extremist Islamist Boko Haram group were trained in Somalia before returning to West Africa […]

Burkina Faso: al-Qaeda captors free Australian woman

February 8, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

An elderly Australian woman kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso few weeks ago has been released on Sunday. Dr Ken Elliot, a surgeon, and […]

Senegal: Police interrogates 900 suspected terrorists

January 27, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

Authorities in Senegal interrogated more than 900 people last weekend as part of increased efforts to prevent attacks by Islamist militants, the country’s police revealed […]

Somalia: Al-Shabab claims ‘scores’ killed in attack on Beachside Restaurant

January 22, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

Heavily armed Islamic fighters attacked a beachfront area popular with Somali locals on Thursday night, killing more than 20 people, reports said. A car rigged […]