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31 July

Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Attack on French Forces in Mali

Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists in Mali claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide raid on French forces in the north of the Sahel state this month, which left one soldier dead.

27 July

Africa

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Civilians Killed in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions: HRW

Cameroon's army is being accused of human rights abuse after an estimated 285 people have been killed in English speaking regions according the Human Rights Watch.

15 July

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Senegal Builds Military Camp Near Border With Troubled Mali

Senegal began building a military camp near its border with violence-torn Mali to address "cross-border threats (and) trafficking," the defense ministry said.

15 July

Africa

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul-Aziz during a hearing in the preliminary phase of the case at the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, on 8 July 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Timbuktu Jihadist Police Chief on Trial For ‘Unimaginable Crimes’

Al Hassan, a Malian jihadist, committed "unimaginable crimes" during a reign of terror as put forth in the International Criminal Court.

7 July

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Mayor, Soldiers Among Eight Killed in Burkina Faso Attack

Battling a jihadist insurgency since 2015, Burkina Faso had no room to breathe a sigh of relief on Monday when gunmen ambushed an official convoy and killed eight people.

3 July

Africa

A village house destroyed in an attack in central Mali.

Staff Writer With AFP

Armed Men Kill 30 Villagers in Mali Attacks: Local Officials

In what appears to be a continuation of the bloody inter-communal fighting in central Mali, armed attacks on several villages by men in uniform killed some 30 civilians.

Jun- 2020 -

26 June

Africa

A Niger soldier on patrol on April 3, 2015 in Malam Fatori, in northeastern Niger

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Abduct 10 Aid Workers in Niger: NGO

Armed jihadists abducted 10 humanitarian workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their NGO said.

19 June

Africa

File photo of Al-Qaeda chief Abdelmalek Droukdel.

Staff Writer With AFP

Al-Qaeda North Africa Confirms Chief Is Dead: SITE

Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing has confirmed that its Algerian chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is dead, according to SITE, the US watchdog for extremist groups.

15 June

Middle East