Thirteen French troops killed in Mali operation against militants
Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an accident between two
Jihadist violence putting ‘generation at risk’ in Africa’s Sahel: WFP
Jihadist violence in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has forced nearly 1 million people to flee their
Attack on army post in Mali claims over 50 lives
About 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in an attack on an army post in northern Mali on
Mali says 25 soldiers killed in attacks by suspected jihadists
The toll is among the highest suffered by Malian forces this year as they struggle to contain
Twin Somali attacks hit US special forces base, Italian convoy
Somali insurgents on Monday mounted an ambitious attack on a base where US special forces train
Death toll from Burkina Faso militant attack rises to 24
The Burkina Faso military said 24 soldiers were killed in an attack by unidentified militants on an
Trump paves way for sanctions in Mali conflict
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday laying the groundwork for sanctions
Rocket fire kills 12 civilians in Syria
Syria’s war has killed more than 370,000 people and displaced millions since it started in 2011 with
Trump pushes withdrawal from ‘endless’ Afghanistan, Syria wars
Pushing back against Republican opposition, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his determination
Somalis turn a profit by transforming their scrap plastic
Teams of workers – many of them refugees from Somalia’s long conflict – and go out to collect
Libyans protest against US air strike in southern Libya
The protesters, among them women and children, held up pamphlets saying “Africom attacked
Three civilians killed in attack on UN contractor in Mali
Mali has been struggling to return to stability after Islamist extremists linked to Al-Qaeda
Former Al-Qaeda prisoner urges family of kidnapped man to keep hope
A former Al-Quaeda prisoner has urged the family of a South African man, who was kidnapped in
Children among 39 civilians dead in Syria arms depot blast
An explosion at a weapons depot that toppled buildings in a rebel-held town of northwest Syria
20 years after Al Qaeda’s first big attack, Kenyans still bear scars
Just after 10:30 on a sunny August morning in downtown Nairobi, 48-year-old Ali Mwadama was walking
20 years ago, US embassies in East Africa attacked
On August 7, 1998 huge back-to-back bomb blasts rocked the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es
German jihadist tied to 9/11 attacks caught in Syria
A Syrian-born German national accused of helping to plan the September 11, 2001 attacks has been
Feeling unwell, Tillerson cancels Nairobi programme
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is on his first-ever Africa tour as Washington’s top
Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Burkina Faso attacks
A Mali-based al Qaeda affiliate claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks in neighbouring
Gunmen kill at least 14 Mali soldiers in attack on army camp
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Saturday said his people would not be frightened by