July 13, 2019
Somalia: Journalist Hodan Nalayeh Among Those Killed in Kismayo Hotel Blast
A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into the Asasey Hotel in the southern port town of Kismayo on Friday, before several heavily armed gunmen forced their way… Read more »
March 29, 2019
Somalia: Series of Car Bombings Hit Mogadishu
The month of March has been the most bloody in Mogadishu with new bombings almost every day over the past week.Harun Maruf of Voice of America listed the past week on his Twitter… Read more »
December 06, 2018
Nigeria: Identities, Insecurity, and Integrity in 2019's Dead-Heat Election
A few weeks after Muhammadu Buhari's stunning electoral victory in 2015, he declared: "From the first day of my administration, Boko Haram will know the strength of our collective… Read more »
September 06, 2018
West Africa: U.S. to Begin Drone Attacks on Sahel Militants - Report
American forces in Africa will soon escalate their war against militants in the Sahel by using armed drones to attack them, reports an American news website on global affairs. Read more »
June 06, 2018
Niger: Attacks in Diffa Leaves Nine Dead
Three suicide bombers, two women and a man, have blown themselves up in Diffa in south-east of Niger. The region is said to be very busy in the evenings during Ramadan. Reports say… Read more »
March 07, 2018
Africa: U.S. Secretary Tillerson's Visit Unlikely to Cut Much Ice With African Leaders
The visit to Africa by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, his first since taking office 14 months ago, will do little to shore up the Trump administration's relations… Read more »
December 20, 2017
Africa: Top Trump Administration Diplomat Addresses Africa's Toughest Issues
The current U.S. administration's top diplomat on African affairs, Acting Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto, recently completed a 10-day trip to Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda… Read more »
October 25, 2017
Nigeria: Why Boko Haram Suspects Deserve Fair Trials
As I waited at Nigeria's Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, watching bags of various colors and shapes tumble onto the carousel, I cast a glance around the airport. It always feels… Read more »
March 13, 2016
Cote d'Ivoire: Gunmen Attack Ivorian Beach Resort
Gunmen killed more than a dozen people when they opened fire on hotel beaches at a popular resort about 40 kilometres east of Abidjan on Sunday, news agencies report. Read more »
September 11, 2015
Nigeria: Bomb Blast Hits Camp for Nigerians Displaced by Boko Haram
A bomb was exploded at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) near Yola in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa. The Friday morning blast is reportedly the first… Read more »
July 31, 2015
Senegal: Interview with Mrs Danielle Taylor from the Carter Center on Peace and islam
The Jamhiyatu Ansaarud-Dîn association of Senegal ( JAD), committed to fight against terrorism, protect and defend the image of Islam, organized an international conference… Read more »
June 17, 2015
Nigeria: Amid High Hopes, New Opening for Buhari at Home & Abroad – Professor Gambari
Ibrahim Gambari is one of Nigeria's most experienced diplomats, having served as the country's foreign minister – the youngest – under then-military leader Muhammadu… Read more »
April 14, 2015
Nigeria: 'Our Job Is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill' - Boko Haram's Reign of Terror in North-East Nigeria
The Executive Summary of the Amnesty International report released on April 14: Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Has Abducted 2,000 Girls - Report
Boko Haram militants have abducted upwards of 2,000 girls in the past two years, some of whom have been forced to become child soldiers alongside abducted boys, reports the human… Read more »
August 05, 2014
Africa: Terrorism and Security Require a Global Response - Mauritanian President
Security threats - which have continued for more than a decade, despite their recent decline - remind us that the fight against terrorism and organized crime requires constant… Read more »
November 14, 2013
Nigeria: U.S. Declares Boko Haram, Ansaru As 'Terrorists'
The United States has declared the Nigerian militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as "foreign terrorist organisations" under U.S. law. Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: Failed Raid Follows Disagreements in U.S. Govt - Report
United States special forces failed in their objective of seizing a senior planner of al Shabaab operations in a "snatch-and-grab" raid on the coastal town of Barawe, American… Read more »
September 30, 2013
Africa: Standing with Kenya and Somalia
Last weekend’s attack by al Shabaab militants on Westgate shopping mall in Kenya should be a wake-up call that more work is needed to stabilize Somalia and prevent it from… Read more »
June 27, 2013
West Africa: Call for U.S. to Back 'Sahel Freedom Fund'
The Sahel region of Africa, a wide expanse that spreads from Mauritania on the west coast to Somalia on the east - gets very little attention, except when the threat of Islamic… Read more »
June 05, 2013
West Africa: U.S. Offers Bounties for Information on Terror Suspects
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 »
February 11, 2013
South Africa: DRC Rebel Leader Related to Kabila?
South African police have arrested a suspect linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Read more »
February 08, 2013
Nigeria: Nine Polio Health Workers Gunned Down
Unknown gunmen shot dead nine women involved in Nigeria's polio-vaccination campaign in the northern city of Kano on Friday in two separate attacks, press reports said on Friday. Read more »
December 12, 2012
Mali: President Appoints New PM
Dioncounda Traoré, the interim Malian president, has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, immediately appointing Django Sissoko to replace him,… Read more »
November 20, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Seize Goma
Rebels of the M23 group seized part of the regional capital of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, reports Radio Okapi. Read more »
July 13, 2012
Africa: U.S. Military Steps Up 'Sustained Engagement' With Africa
A stepped-up role for the American military, which has been the subject of widespread discussion and debate since the establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) in 2008,… Read more »