Nigerian State officials say two detained Lenanese are members of Hezbollah military wing and should not be released. Read more »

A spokesperson for the Boko Haram say his group will launch a manhunt for youths in Borno and Yobe states who participate in vigilante activities that identify and arrest their ... Read more »

The United Nations refugee agency says insecurity in north-eastern Nigeria is forcing people - mostly women and children - to flee to neigbouring Niger and Cameroon. Read more »

Many students and teachers have reportedly been killed after gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram attacked a secondary school and a military check post in Damaturu. Read more »

According to Dadaab District Commissioner, Albert Kimathi, the photographs of two Kenyan police kidnapped by Al-Shabaab militia have been authenticated. Read more »

The Nigerian military says it seized weapons and arrested 49 suspects during an operation in Yobe State that targeted terrorist camps operated by Boko Haram. Read more »

The United States this week announced that for the first time it is offering substantial rewards for information about leaders of West African terrorist organizations. Read more »

Hiran police chief Colonel Isaaq Ali Abdullahi has condemned brutal attacks carried out by Al-Shabaab militia in the name of the law calling it contempt of Sharia law. Read more »

The government has dismissed accusations that it's unable to dislodge Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels amid controversy over comments by Tanzanian ... Read more »

As France warns its citizens in Cote d'Ivoire that "Mali war may spill over into neighbouring countries", gunmen have reportedly raided a prison in Niger, killing two people. Read more »