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Jan- 2021 -

19 January

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

Four Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb in Niger

Four soldiers were killed and eight others seriously injured by a roadside bomb in southeastern Niger, a region hit by jihadist attacks, the government said.

18 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Army Retakes Military Base in Borno From ISWAP Jihadists

Nigerian troops regained control of a military base in the northeast hours after it was seized by jihadists, sources told AFP on Sunday.

13 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills Six Nigerian Troops in Borno: Military

Six Nigerian soldiers were killed when a jihadist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into them during a clash in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, two military sources said Tuesday.

11 January

Africa

ISWAP pledges allegiance to new ISIS leader

Staff Writer With AFP

ISWAP Jihadists Kill 13 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria

Thirteen soldiers have died in an ambush by jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group in volatile northeastern Nigeria.

8 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadist Attack Kills 13 in Northern Cameroon

Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a jihadist attack on a village in northern Cameroon, a traditional chief and a police officer said.

Dec- 2020 -

28 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 10 Dead in Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria’s Borno State

Boko Haram killed at least 10 people including four security personnel in raids on three villages in northeast Nigeria, local and security sources said Sunday.

21 December

Africa

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Staff Writer With AFP

Illegal Gold Mining Funding Armed Groups in Sahel: Interpol

Illegal gold mining in the Sahel, in addition to being a source of funding for armed groups, is also being used as a recruitment ground.

21 December

Africa

Nigerian soldiers traveling on the back of a pick-up truck.

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Jihadists Kill Five Soldiers, Kidnap Dozens of Civilians

Five Nigerian soldiers were killed by Islamic State-aligned jihadists and dozens of civilians were kidnapped in a separate attack in the latest violence to grip the north of the country.

18 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

344 Nigerian Schoolboys Released After Mass Kidnapping

More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys were released after being abducted by Boko Haram, officials said, although it was unclear if any more remained with their captors.

17 December

Africa