Countries Suspected jihadist attack in Mali kills more than 20 civilians Mali – An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two local... Read more 3 Jul
Countries Twenty-one die in Niger attack: defence ministry Niger – An armed group killed 20 troops and one civilian in jihadist-plagued western Niger on Tuesday, the defence... Read more 27 Jun
Countries HRW urges Mali to release 10 jailed junta critics Mali – Rights group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Mali’s junta to free 10 people jailed for demanding... Read more 25 Jun
Countries Mali jihadist leader in secret talks with northern groups Dakar – A powerful al-Qaeda-affiliated leader in the Sahel has been in secret talks with armed groups in northern... Read more 1 Feb, 2023
Countries Jihadist raid halts operations at Mozambique ruby mine Maputo – London-listed ruby mining giant Gemfields said on Thursday it has ceased operations at a mine in northern... Read more 21 Oct, 2022
Countries Blast kills seven in north Togo, says army Lome – An explosion in northern Togo has killed seven people, the military said on Sunday, without giving further... Read more 11 Jul, 2022
Countries Niger says bloody jihadist attack crushed Niamey – Boko Haram fighters have killed a Niger soldier, the government said on Monday, claiming to have eliminated... Read more 5 Jul, 2022
Countries Mali jihadists claim to capture fighter with Russia’s Wagner Bamako – A jihadist group in Mali on Monday claimed to have captured a fighter from the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary... Read more 25 Apr, 2022
Countries Niger MPs to vote on foreign troop presence Niamey – Niger’s MPs will on Friday for the first time debate the presence of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the... Read more 23 Apr, 2022
Countries At least 17 killed in jihadist-linked attacks in Nigeria Kano – Seventeen people have been killed in suspected jihadist attacks in northern Nigeria, where a more than decade-long Islamist... Read more 22 Apr, 2022