Jihadist attacks in north-east Nigeria leave 32 civilians dead
Jihadists presumed to be members of the West African branch of the Islamic State group have killed 32 people, including 25 herders, in two separate […]
Boko Haram
Nigeria: 17 herders killed by Boko Haram in Borno State
Boko Haram jihadists killed 17 herders and stole their cattle in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on last Saturday, two officials of self-defense militias set up […]
Counter-Terrorism Troops Arrest 79 Terrorists in Northern Nigeria
Nigerian troops of the counter-terrorism Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested at least 79 terrorists and their collaborators in northeastern Nigeria in the past two […]
Chad: Two soldiers killed by jihadists near Lake Chad
Two Chadian soldiers were killed by jihadists in Dabantchali, in the Lake Chad region, President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno announced on Monday. In recent years, […]
Hundreds of Nigerian prisoners escape after attack
The government said on Wednesday that several hundred inmates, including about 60 jihadists, escaped from a prison on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, […]
Nigeria: Two Chibok girls found 8 years after their abduction in 2014
Two former schoolgirls of the “Chibok girls” have been found. This is the announcement made Tuesday 21 June by the Nigerian army. They had been […]
Morocco & Kenya Can Help Africa Combat Terrorism, UNOCT Chief
Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism and Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Vladimir Voronkov has stressed the important role Morocco and Kenya play in providing […]
Malian army and Nigerian Air Forces announced elimination of several terrorists
The Malian army announced Saturday evening that it had eliminated “a dozen terrorists,” including a French-Tunisian jihadist “cadre,” during two air strikes carried out Thursday […]
Attack in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri as President Buhari’s visits place
Explosions rang out Thursday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri as President Muhammadu Buhari arrived for an official visit, according to local media. Five […]
France gives military equipment to Niger for anti-jihadist fight
Niger received on Wednesday heavy machine guns and all-terrain vehicles, offered by France to help this Sahelian country regularly targeted by jihadist attacks to fight […]