Burkina Faso

11 soldiers killed, 50 missing after jihadist attack, Burkina Faso says

Ouagadougou – Eleven soldiers died and around 50 civilians were missing after a suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso’s... Read more

29 Aug, 2022

World

Woman on trial over rare ‘jihadist’ attack in Switzerland

Geneva – In a rare case of alleged Islamist “terrorism” in Switzerland, a woman will go on trial next... Read more

25 Aug, 2022

Countries

Somalia president vows ‘all-out war’ against al-Shabaab

Mogadishu – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday pledged “an all-out war” to eliminate Al-Shabaab in his first... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Countries

Kidnapped Catholic nuns freed in Nigeria, police say

Lagos – Nigerian gunmen have released four Catholic nuns abducted early this week in southeast Nigeria’s Imo state, police... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Countries

Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel

Mogadishu – Somalia’s prime minister said the government would be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by... Read more

22 Aug, 2022

Countries

Death toll in Somalia hotel siege climbs to 21

Mogadishu – The death toll from a devastating 30-hour siege by al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in Somalia’s capital... Read more

22 Aug, 2022

Countries

Somalis anxiously await news of loved ones as hotel siege ends

Mogadishu – Somalis anxiously waited to know the fate of their missing relatives on Sunday as emergency workers attempted... Read more

21 Aug, 2022

Countries

Eight dead as Somali forces battle al-Shabaab at besieged hotel

Mogadishu – At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel... Read more

20 Aug, 2022

Countries

Mortar fire hits Somalia capital as parliament approves cabinet

Mogadishu – Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after... Read more

8 Aug, 2022

Countries

Eight security personnel killed in central Nigeria ambush

Kano – Gunmen killed eight Nigerian security personnel, including three policemen and five vigilantes, in an ambush in a... Read more

1 Aug, 2022