Burkina Faso Jihadist raids leave 500 000 Burkina Faso children without schools Ouagadougou – More than half a million children in Burkina Faso are unable to go to school because of attacks... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries Thousands flee as Mozambique jihadists shift attacks Maputo – Nearly 4 000 Mozambicans have fled their villages in a month due to intensifying jihadist attacks in Niassa,... Read more 1 Jan, 2022
Countries Rockets kill four in northeast Nigeria ahead of Muhammadu Buhari visit Kano – At least four people were killed on Thursday when suspected jihadists fired rockets on the northeast Nigerian city... Read more 24 Dec, 2021
Countries Attack that killed SA soldier in Mozambique could’ve been avoided if proper air-strike support was provided, says DA Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has reportedly called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the... Read more 23 Dec, 2021
Countries Nigeria air strikes ‘kill more than 100 jihadists’ Kano – More than 100 jihadist fighters were killed in air strikes by the Nigerian military last week, security sources... Read more 22 Dec, 2021
Countries ISIS plot in Morocco foiled with US help, officials say Rabat – Moroccan security forces with US support have foiled a suspected bomb plot by the so-called Islamic State... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
News Mozambique jihadists kidnap 600 women, girls since 2018, HRW says Johannesburg – Islamist militants waging a brutal insurgency in northern Mozambique have abducted more than 600 women and children over... Read more 7 Dec, 2021
Countries Seven Nigerian troops killed in jihadist attack, sources say Kano – Seven Nigerian soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State group-aligned jihadists attacked a military base in the... Read more 4 Dec, 2021
News At least 4 soldiers killed by suspected jihadists in Mali, army says Bamako – Four Malian soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists on Sunday and several others wounded in an attack northeast... Read more 15 Nov, 2021
Politics Suspected jihadists kill at least 20 in an attack Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed at least 19 gendarmes and a civilian in an attack early on Sunday in northern... Read more 15 Nov, 2021