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 a...
Burkina junta ends silence over massacre by men 'in ...
Burkina Faso's military-run government on Thursday broke its silence over a m...
Burkina Faso to recruit 5,000 soldiers to battle jih...
The country announced a recruitment drive for 5,00 soldiers that will serve i...
US sanctions members of Isis cell in South Africa
The move blacklists four individuals and eight companies, freezing any US ass...
African Union condemns latest Burkina Faso coup
Junior officers toppled a junta leader on Friday, saying he had failed to fig...
Niger suspends oil shipments to Mali
An internal customs service note dated September 21 declared "the suspension ...
11 soldiers killed, 50 missing after jihadist attack...
Violence has raged in the landlocked west African country after Lieutenant-Co...
Ex-colony Mozambique a 'priority' for Portugal: PM
Some 400 unarmed civilians were killed by Portuguese soldiers in the Wiriyamu...
Nigeria's president under pressure as insecurity spi...
Presidential elections are due to take place next February for a successor to...
Mozambique plans wealth fund to manage gas revenues
Mozambique plans to set up a sovereign wealth fund to manage revenue from the...
More train attack hostages freed in Nigeria: negotiator
The group, which included six men and a woman, were freed on Saturday as they...
Nigeria police rescue dozens, including children, he...
Police raided the Whole Bible Believers Church in southwestern Ondo State on ...
