Burkina Faso Burkina jihadist attacks force 160 000 to flee in a month Ouagadougou – The number of displaced people in Burkina Faso has reached 1.7 million after 160 000 were forced... Read more 11 Mar, 2022
Countries At least 10 killed by jihadists in southeast Niger Niamey – Ten villagers in southeastern Niger were killed by suspected jihadists from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group, local sources said... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries Mali probes Mauritanian ‘murders’ following outcry Bamako – Mali has announced a murder inquiry after an outcry in neighbouring Mauritania over the death of Mauritanian civilians... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Chad Rights watchdogs say 13 demonstrators killed in Chad Libreville – Security forces in eastern Chad killed at least 13 demonstrators, including a 12-year-old boy, who were protesting peacefully... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries 27 soldiers killed in Mali jihadist attack, says army Bamako – A jihadist attack on a military camp in central Mali on Friday killed 27 soldiers and 47... Read more 5 Mar, 2022
Countries 18 civilians feared killed near Niger’s border with Mali Niamey – Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel... Read more 23 Feb, 2022
Countries Mozambique in insurgency talks with Tanzania Maputo – The leaders of Mozambique and Tanzania met on Friday to discuss the Islamist insurgency that Maputo has called... Read more 28 Jan, 2022
News Jihadists kill 16 Nigerian troops in ambush, military sources say Kano – At least 16 Nigerian soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia have been killed in an ambush by ISIS-allied... Read more 17 Sep, 2021