Mali: Municipal polls marked by low turnout and violence
Mali held long-delayed local elections Sunday to fill posts left vacant in the north since Islamist militants hijacked a 2012 Tuareg rebellion and ousted the […]
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Morocco: Ten Women Linked to IS Terrorists Arrested
Morocco’s Home Ministry Monday announced the arrest of ten women allegedly linked to the Islamic State group, who were on the point of committing terrorist […]
Mali: 3-Day Mourning for 17 Killed Soldiers, State of Emergency Extended
The Malian government has declared three days of mourning following the death of 17 soldiers killed in recent attacks by armed men on pro-government forces. […]
Burkinabe Police Arrest 6 Suspects of Jan. 15 Attacks
Police in Burkina Faso arrested six “foreigners” suspected of being behind the jihadist attacks in January that left 30 people dead in the West-African nation, […]
Mali: Missing Red Cross Workers ‘free, safe’
File Photo of the three Red Cross workers who went missing in northern Mali last week, have been freed and are in good condition, the […]
Suicide Bombers Kill 60 in Northeast Nigeria
At least 60 people have been killed in North-east Nigeria after two female suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests, local media reported on Wednesday. The […]
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 […]
Tunisia: Three terrorists killed, one arrested
Tunisian Interior Ministry Tuesday announced it killed three terrorists and arrested a fourth one in military raids conducted since Monday in Matmata, governorate of Gabes. […]
Mali arrests 2 suspects in last week hotel siege
Malian authorities on Thursday arrested two people suspected of links to the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako last week. Spokesman for […]