The airstrikes killed 12 Al-Shabaab militants, according to the Pentagon. Read more »
Hassan Hanafi has been accused of helping Al-Shabaab militants kill at least five journalists in Mogadishu between 2007 and 2011. Read more »
This reportedly follows an "extraordinary" council of ministers' meeting which President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita chaired. Read more »
A hijacked EgyptAir flight carrying 81 passengers has landed in Cyprus after a hijacker seized control of the aircraft. Read more »
Authorities in Mali say they have arrested two men believed to be linked to a deadly attack on a beach resort town in neighboring Ivory Coast. Read more »
A group of musicians have released a song that addresses al-Qaeda after the deadly attack on Grand-Bassam beach. Read more »
The Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia to help the government prepare for a free, fair and transparent electoral process. Read more »
Over 800 people held hostage by Boko Haram across the country's northeast have been rescued. Read more »
Witnesses say the assailants wore hooded face masks and arrived on foot on the beach at one of the hotels, the Southern Star, which was full of foreign expatriates during a ... Read more »
Some people have argued that Nigeria is not an Islamic country and thus should have no business being part of a coalition of mainly Islamic countries. Read more »
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