Somalia Sentences 43 Terrorists to Death
A court in Somalia has sentenced 43 al-Shabaab militants to death this weekend, local media reported. The prosecutor of the court in northern Somalian town […]
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Benin Faces Terrorist Threat, Security Measures Reinforced
Benin’s army on Wednesday disclosed that the West African nation faces a terrorist threat and has reinforced security measures. “Following a new alert of a […]
Somalia: 110 al-Shabaab Militants killed in Raids
The African Union AMISOM troops in Somalia have killed 110 militants of al Shabaab Islamist group in the early hours of Thursday. “AMISOM forces killed […]
Somalia: MPs among 15 Killed in al-Shabaab Raid
Gunmen have stormed a hotel in the center of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday evening, killing at least 2 MPs and 13 other people. […]
Five UN Chadian Peacekeepers killed in Mali
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali said five of its peacekeepers from Chad were killed and three were wounded in the north on Wednesday […]
Somalia: AU Extends Peacekeeping Mission to May 2017
The African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of its 22,000 strong peacekeeping mission, , in Somalia to May 30, 2017. The force that was […]
Somalia Executes al-Shabab Journalist Hassan Hanafi
Somalia on Monday executed publicly Hassan Hanafi, a former media officer for the Somali Islamist group al Shabab, after he was found guilty for ordering […]
Two Gitmo Prisoners to Resettle in Senegal
The US military announced on Monday that two detainees held for years without charge at the Guantanamo Bay prison will be transferred to Senegal for […]
Somalia: French Navy Seizes Weapons Cargo
French navy on Monday seized a large quantity of weapons hidden in a small ship said to be heading towards the Horn African Somalia, the […]
Mali Arrests Key Suspects of Grand-Bassam Attack
Two suspects in the recent Ivory Coast terrorist attack have been arrested in neighboring Mali. The two suspects were caught Friday and Saturday in Timbuktu, […]