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January 27, 2023
Somalia: Govt Welcomes Killing of IS Leader
Somalia's government welcomed the death of Bilal al-Sudani, the Islamic State group leader killed by U.S. special operations forces in a remote part of northern Somalia on… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Key Towns in Somalia, Killing At Least 15 People
At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bombings Saturday in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, according to officials. Read more »
January 12, 2023
Mali: Simultaneous Militant Attacks Kill 14 Malian Soldiers
Mali's army says 14 troops were killed and 11 wounded Tuesday in central Mali when their vehicles struck explosives planted by Islamist militants. Read more »
Cameroon: MSF Welcomes Cameroon's Release of Staff Accused of Aiding Separatists
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, welcomed Cameroon's release of five members of its staff detained for a year on charges of helping separatists. MSF… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Somalia: Mixed Reactions to President Hassan Mohamud's Security Declaration
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in his New Year's Day speech Sunday, declared the country will eliminate al-Shabab Islamist militants this year. Read more »
December 29, 2022
Africa: Major Losses Shift Islamic State, Al-Qaeda's Balance of Power
Across the United States and many other Western countries, the threat from Islamist terror groups has been increasingly overshadowed by the threats from other extremist groups,… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Somalia: Somali Military Kills 50 Al-Shabaab Fighters in New Operation
The Somali military says the country's national army, with the help of local civilians, has conducted a planned military operation against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab in… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Holed up in Mogadishu Hotel
Explosions and gunfire rang out Monday from a hotel in Somalia's capital that was attacked by a group of insurgents Sunday. Four people were killed overnight in the hotel,… Read more »
November 22, 2022
West Africa: West African Leaders Seek Solutions to Curb Terrorism From Sahel Region
West African leaders met in Accra Tuesday to discuss terrorism and worsening security in the region. The Accra Initiative members, which include Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast… Read more »
November 17, 2022
West Africa: West African Countries Meet Over Spillover of Terrorism From Sahel Region
The Accra Initiative of seven West African countries is meeting in the Ghanaian capital Thursday to discuss ways of preventing the spillover of terrorism from the Sahel region.… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Somalia: Govt Fights Back Against Al-Shabaab Attack On Education Sector
The Somali government said it plans to reopen schools in territories recently recovered from militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
November 04, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Reports Influx of Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram Attacks
Cameroon says more than 1,000 Nigerians have crossed the country's border in the past three weeks - fleeing attacks by Boko Haram militants in northeast Borno state. Cameroon's… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Somalia: At Least 100 Killed in Mogadishu Bombing, President Says
There has been huge increase in death toll from the two successive car bombings in Somalia Saturday. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Somalia: Two ISIS Militants Executed in Mogadishu
Somali officials on Wednesday executed two ISIS militants convicted for carrying out assassinations on behalf of the al-Shabab terrorist group, marking the second execution of… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Somalia: U.S. Targets Al-Shabaab in Somalia Airstrike, Killing 2
A U.S. military airstrike has targeted al-Shabab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces, killing two, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Read more »
October 04, 2022
Somalia: At Least 20 Killed in Central Somalia Blasts
At least 20 people were killed and 36 others wounded in the central Somali town of Beledweyne Monday in the explosions of three car bombs, witnesses said. Read more »
September 30, 2022
Somalia: Mogadishu Police Chief Killed in Blast
A top Somali police official and several of his guards were killed Friday in a roadside bomb blast near the southern town of Balad, according to Somali authorities. Read more »
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