EU Calls Uganda to Publish Detailed Results of Feb. 18 Vote
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 […]
Al-Qaeda
Car Bomb Kills Somalia’s ex-Defense Minister
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Kenyan: A teacher found guilty for radicalising pupils, gets 20-year jail term
A court in Mombasa has found a teacher at an Islamic school guilty of radicalizing his students by teaching them radical jihad and sentenced him […]
Mauritania: Al-Qaeda militant escapes from death row
Mauritanian authorities this weekend said they are hunting for an Islamist militant who from Nouakchott central prison where he was awaiting execution for his part […]
Mali: Government declares 10-day nationwide state of emergency
Mali’s government declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency Monday evening after what security sources say follows a series of threats from unnamed jihadist groups. […]
Mali: Gunmen fire rockets at northern city of Gao
Attackers fired rockets early today at Mali’s northern city of Gao, which serves as a base for UN peacekeepers and a French regional security force. […]