Woman on trial over rare ‘jihadist’ attack in Switzerland
Geneva – In a rare case of alleged Islamist “terrorism” in Switzerland, a woman will go on trial next... Read more
25 Aug, 2022
Somalia president vows ‘all-out war’ against al-Shabaab
Mogadishu – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday pledged “an all-out war” to eliminate Al-Shabaab in his first... Read more
24 Aug, 2022
Kidnapped Catholic nuns freed in Nigeria, police say
Lagos – Nigerian gunmen have released four Catholic nuns abducted early this week in southeast Nigeria’s Imo state, police... Read more
24 Aug, 2022
Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel
Mogadishu – Somalia’s prime minister said the government would be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by... Read more
22 Aug, 2022
Death toll in Somalia hotel siege climbs to 21
Mogadishu – The death toll from a devastating 30-hour siege by al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in Somalia’s capital... Read more
22 Aug, 2022
Somalis anxiously await news of loved ones as hotel siege ends
Mogadishu – Somalis anxiously waited to know the fate of their missing relatives on Sunday as emergency workers attempted... Read more
21 Aug, 2022
Eight dead as Somali forces battle al-Shabaab at besieged hotel
Mogadishu – At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel... Read more
20 Aug, 2022
Mortar fire hits Somalia capital as parliament approves cabinet
Mogadishu – Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after... Read more
8 Aug, 2022
Eight security personnel killed in central Nigeria ambush
Kano – Gunmen killed eight Nigerian security personnel, including three policemen and five vigilantes, in an ambush in a... Read more
1 Aug, 2022
Nigerian prison assault deepens security crisis, jihadist threat
Lagos – The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. After dividing themselves into three squads,... Read more
14 Jul, 2022
