- Somalia: National Intelligence and Security Agency arrests 8, including Ugandan linked to Al-Shabaab
December 28, 2023
The National Intelligence and Security Agency said it detained eight people in connection with the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, Al-Shabaab. In a statement, NISA said the suspects were traveling in a car that was intercepted in Afgoye, 30 kilometers west of Mogadishu while transporting electronics to Al-Shabaab. NISA stepped up a crackdown on Al-Shabaab sleeping cells in ...
- Somalia: Southwest State security forces foil car bomb attack in Baidoa city
December 26, 2023
The security forces of Somalia’s Southwest regional state carried out an operation in the vicinity of the strategic city of Baidoa following a tip-off from residents. The hawk-eyed Darwish forces managed to seize a car packed with explosives while en route to Baidoa to conduct a suicide attack in the interim capital of Southwest State. Read more… Source: ...
- Cameroon: Blast rocks market in Northwest Region on Christmas Day, with no casualties
December 25, 2023
An improvised explosive device exploded on Christmas Day morning in Bamenda, the chief town of Cameroon’s Anglophone region of Northwest that has been ravaged by years of armed separatist conflict, several local and security sources said. The blast struck a market in the T-Junction neighborhood of the city, setting three makeshift shops ablaze. Read more… Source: Xinhua News
- Burundi: Attack by rebels in Vugizo leaves 20 dead
December 23, 2023
An attack by rebels in western Burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them civilians, the central African country’s government has said. The attack was claimed by the Red-Tabara rebel group, which in its own statement said it had killed 10 members of the security forces. The attack occurred on Friday evening in the ...
- Benin: Two soldiers killed by homemade bomb in the north
December 23, 2023
Two soldiers on motorcycle patrol in northern Benin were killed on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device, military and police sources said on Wednesday (13 December). While on motorcycle patrol Tuesday morning in the commune of Karimama, near the border with Niger, two soldiers died after jumping on a homemade bomb. Read more… Source: Asaase Radio
- Morocco, Spain arrest extremists in joint security operation
December 19, 2023
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) under the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) arrested on Tuesday, as part of a joint security operation with the General Commissariat for Information of the Spanish police, an extremist active in Farkhana (Nador region), in parallel with the arrest by the Spanish authorities of other elements in ...
- Tunisia: IED explodes in Kasserine governorate wounding teenager
December 18, 2023
A 15-year old teenager has been wounded in the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Kasserine, a restive governorate used as a hideout by terrorists, in Tunisia. Abdelghani Chaabani, regional director of health in the governorate, confirmed Sunday December 17 the incident to Mosaïque Fm, in a statement to the media. The explosion ...
- Niger: Military kills terrorists’ kingpin, bomb expert, 38 other fighters
December 15, 2023
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said wanted terrorists leader, Ali Kachala Kawaje; terrorists bomb expert Machika Dan Muhammad, and 38 other fighters were killed in Niger State airstrikes. Other prominent terrorist leaders neutralised include Haro and Dan Muhammadu both of whom are specialists in kidnapping and assault operations respectively”. Read more… Source: Leadership News
- Kenya: Deadly al-Shabaab bomb attack claims 4 lives in Garissa
December 15, 2023
Police on Friday confirmed that at least four individuals lost their lives, and two others sustained serious injuries when their four-wheel-drive vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted between Egge Dam and Bogyar along Dadaab-Garissa. Read more… Source: Anadolu Agency
- Senegal: 4 soldiers killed in the explosion of an anti-tank mine in Casamance
December 15, 2023
Four Senegalese soldiers were killed in Casamance when their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine in this region of southern Senegal in the grip of an independence rebellion, according to the army. The incident occurred on Thursday “during a mission” in North Bignona, near the Gambian border, and also left “three injured”, indicated the Directorate of Public ...
- Benin: Two soldiers killed in IED explosion in Alibori
December 13, 2023
Two soldiers of Benin’s armed forces died Tuesday December 12 in the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in the commune of Karimama, north of the country reeling with terrorism activities. The incident reportedly occurred at Bako Moko in the commune. The soldiers’ motorbike ran over an IED on their way after they left a ...
- The U.S. has cut its troop presence in Niger by almost half
December 12, 2023
The U.S. has decreased its troop presence in Niger by almost half according to figures in a White House letter sent to Congress last week. The number of U.S. troops deployed to Niger appears to be 648, according to the White House letter, down by at least 400 since September, when military forces in Niger took ...
- Somalia, Ethiopia ink defense cooperation deal to counter terrorism
December 8, 2023
The defense ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their defense cooperation and joint efforts to promote peace and security in the Horn of Africa. The MoU, which was signed in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, is a renewal of the previous agreement that was signed in February, 2014. ...
- Seychelles: Dozens injured in blast at explosives depot
December 7, 2023
A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured 66 people and brought down buildings, prompting the country’s “shocked” president to declare a state of emergency for much of the day. The blast happened in the Providence industrial area in Mahe, the largest island in the Indian Ocean nation, causing huge damage at ...
- Nigeria: Police defuse IED at the University of Maiduguri
December 5, 2023
The Police Command in Borno State said it successfully defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri on Monday. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Daso said that around ...
- Nigeria faces relentless Boko Haram, ISIS attacks
December 4, 2023
Nigeria faced persistent terrorism attacks in 2022, the U.S. Department of States has said in its latest Country Reports on Terrorism 2022 (CRT). The report highlights the relentless attacks conducted by ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA), Boko Haram and Ansaru across the northern and central regions of Nigeria in 2022. “ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA), Boko Haram and Ansaru continued ...
- Uganda: Security provides more details about blasts in Kampala and Wakiso
December 4, 2023
Security has provided more details about the ADF commander behind the Saturday double blasts in Kampala and Wakiso. The two blasts went off simultaneously at Kikubamutwe in Kabalagala and another in Nabweru in Nansana Municipality. “The IED that exploded in Nabweru was allegedly brought by two young men yesterday after hiring that house for three months and ...
- Somalia: Howlwadaag district explosion linked to Al-Shabaab amid security camera mandate
November 29, 2023
Authorities believe the explosion is a direct response to the National Intelligence and Security Agency’s (NISA) directive for commercial centers on Black Sea road to install surveillance cameras. Al-Shabaab had issued threats against compliance with this government order, leading to the closure of several businesses. A spokesperson for Al-Shabaab has stated their intent to target businesses ...
