Islamist militants

Issued on: 30/10/2022 - 08:23 The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday at a busy intersection in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan…

Issued on: 13/09/2022 - 03:55 Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took power in a January coup, has sacked his defence minister and…

Issued on: 21/08/2022 - 07:02 Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that lasted about 30 hours, a security…

Issued on: 20/08/2022 - 07:55 At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an official…

Issued on: 15/07/2022 - 01:44 Togo’s army said Thursday it was responsible for a blast that killed seven civilians and injured two more, after mistaking them for jihadists.…

Issued on: 05/07/2022 - 01:15 Suspected jihadists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, officials and sources said Monday.…

Issued on: 15/06/2022 - 18:03 Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed lawmaker Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s prime minister on Wednesday, with the new premier…

Issued on: 13/06/2022 - 19:00 At least 50 civilians have died in an attack by suspected jihadists on a village in northern Burkina Faso, government spokesman Lionel Bilgo…

Issued on: 26/04/2022 - 16:04 Burkina Faso has unveiled a new tactic in its fight against a bloody jihadist insurgency—“dialogue” between community leaders and local fighters…

Issued on: 17/02/2022 - 07:58 French President Emmanuel Macron is holding a news conference on Thursday at the Élysée Palace, after African and Western leaders met in Paris on…