Countries Togo army repels new attack in far north, official says Togo’s army has repelled another attack in the northwest near the border with Burkina Faso, a military official said... Read more 17 Jun
Countries ‘Death of dozens of faithful’ – Gunmen storm Nigeria Catholic church and kill ‘many’ worshippers Lagos – Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing “many”... Read more 6 Jun
News Al-Qaeda affiliate claims May attack in Togo Lagos – A Mali-based coalition of al-Qaeda aligned militants has claimed responsibility for an attack in Togo last month, the... Read more 4 Jun
News Gunmen kill 24 in anglophone Cameroon, says mayor Yaoundé – Twenty-four civilians have been killed and around 60 wounded in an attack by separatist gunmen in a troubled... Read more 31 May
World Swiss woman indicted over ‘jihadist knife attack’ Geneva – Swiss prosecutors said on Wednesday they had indicted a woman for attempted murder on behalf of the Islamic... Read more 18 May
World ‘Their lives could not be saved’ – 18-year-old student held after two die in Swedish school attack Malmö – Two women died after being stabbed at a high school in southern Sweden on Monday, police said,... Read more 22 Mar
Burkina Faso At least 7 killed in new Burkina attack Ouagadougou – At least seven people, including four volunteers in an anti-jihadist militia, have been killed in the fifth attack... Read more 15 Mar
Countries Mali army says 8 soldiers killed, nearly 60 ‘terrorists neutralised’ Bamako – An air raid on a rebel base “neutralised” 57 “terrorists” in northern Mali where eight soldiers were also... Read more 20 Feb
Countries Gunmen kill eight traders, 51 cows in Nigerian market Lagos – Gunmen have attacked a cattle market in southeast Nigeria, killing eight traders and 51 cows, police said on... Read more 17 Feb
Countries Two killed in twin al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia, police say Mogadishu – Al-Shabaab militants launched simultaneous attacks on police stations around Somalia’s capital Mogadishu overnight, killing two girls and... Read more 16 Feb