Tag: Islamic State

French army to begin Niger pullout 'this week'

The French soldiers are in Niger as part of a wider fight against jihadists acro...

Burkina junta ends silence over massacre by men 'in arm...

Burkina Faso's military-run government on Thursday broke its silence over a mass...

Burkina Faso to recruit 5,000 soldiers to battle jihadists

The country announced a recruitment drive for 5,00 soldiers that will serve in t...

US sanctions members of Isis cell in South Africa

The move blacklists four individuals and eight companies, freezing any US assets...

African Union condemns latest Burkina Faso coup

Junior officers toppled a junta leader on Friday, saying he had failed to fight ...

Niger suspends oil shipments to Mali

An internal customs service note dated September 21 declared "the suspension of ...

11 soldiers killed, 50 missing after jihadist attack, B...

Violence has raged in the landlocked west African country after Lieutenant-Colon...

Ex-colony Mozambique a 'priority' for Portugal: PM

Some 400 unarmed civilians were killed by Portuguese soldiers in the Wiriyamu ma...

Nigeria's president under pressure as insecurity spirals

Presidential elections are due to take place next February for a successor to Bu...

Mozambique plans wealth fund to manage gas revenues

Mozambique plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund to manage revenue from the ex...

More train attack hostages freed in Nigeria: negotiator

The group, which included six men and a woman, were freed on Saturday as they re...

Nigeria police rescue dozens, including children, held ...

Police raided the Whole Bible Believers Church in southwestern Ondo State on Fri...

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