Niger: Islamic State group escalates attacks on civilians

Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five separate strikes since March and highlighting authorities’ failure to protect civilians, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. A report by the rights group Read More …

Tunisia: Gaza aid flotilla says boat struck by drone at Sidi Bou Said port

An activist group seeking to break Israel’s siege on Gaza by sea said one of its main boats was struck by a drone at a port in Tunisia Monday night, but all six passengers and crew are safe. Tunisia’s National Read More …

Nigeria: UN condemns killings of 63 villagers in Borno

The United Nations (UN) has condemned the killing of 63 people, including soldiers in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists. More than 50 people were killed in Darul Jamal village only on Friday night in Read More …

Cameroon: Separatists claim deadly roadside attack that killed 7 soldiers

A separatist group has claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb attack that detonated in southwestern Cameroon, killing seven soldiers. The attack happened Friday morning near the town of Malende, according to local media. The Fako Unity Warriors, an English-speaking separatist Read More …

Morocco Strengthens Bomb Disposal Capabilities Through Advanced EOD Training

The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) celebrated their military partnership in a capstone event recently marking the graduation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 3+ Phase 3 course. Moroccan Craft Products A joint statement Read More …

Nigeria: Benefits of new technologies in clearing improvised landmines

Over the past decade, Nigeria has been grappling with a threat of a new kind: improvised landmines. As federal authorities step up efforts to address the issue, this policy brief explores the potential of technologies such as airborne remote sensing Read More …

Mali: Al Qaeda-Linked JNIM Burns Road Construction Equipment Along Bamako-Kayes Corridor

The Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), on Tuesday attacked a road construction site along the Bamako-Kayes corridor, setting fire to heavy equipment and temporarily halting work on the strategic project. A short clip which captured the Read More …

Nigeria: Army intercepts 242 bags of fertiliser bound for terrorists’ bomb production in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted 242 bags of NPK fertiliser suspected to be diverted for use in the production of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs by terrorists in Borno. Reportedly, troops of 151 Task Force Battalion at Banki Junction Read More …

DR Congo: UNMAS, KOICA and CCLMA conclude major demining project

The project “Sustainable Mine Action in Support of Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Communities Affected by Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, funded by KOICA for $6 million USD, and implemented by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Read More …

Kenya: KDF thwarted al Shabaab attack on security installation in Lamu county

Five al Shabaab terrorists killed on Tuesday in an ambush in Lacta Mangai within the expansive Boni Forest, Lamu County, were planning to overrun a security installation, officials said. The operation also resulted in the recovery of significant al Shabaab Read More …

Nigeria: Lagos Police to conduct IED simulation exercise

The Lagos State Police Command has announced that its Explosives Ordnance Disposal, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit will carry out a simulation exercise in the Eko Atlantic City area. According to a statement posted on the Command’s official Read More …

AFRICA SHIELD 2025: Strengthening Counterproliferation Efforts Across Africa

From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA’s International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco. This inaugural workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the Read More …

UNOCT: Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex’

The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple ISIL leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its Read More …

Mali: JNIM group says 21 soldiers killed in widescale attacks in Ségou Region

Al Qaeda-linked militants killed 21 soldiers during coordinated attacks in Mali on Tuesday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization that tracks online reports by Islamist militants. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) said it captured two soldiers, Read More …

Libya: Lack of funding hinders mine clearance despite efforts by international organizations

An analytical report published by the English-speaking Senegalese “African Press Agency” has highlighted the ongoing threat of explosive remnants of war in Libya, which have posed a direct danger to civilian lives since 2011. Widespread Presence of Unexploded Ordnance The Read More …

DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process

M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month in one of the worst atrocities by the armed group since its resurgence in late 2021, Human Rights Watch has said in a report. This Read More …

Nigeria: IED explosion kills 2 children, injures 6 others in Borno

Two children were killed and six others injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources from the town told our correspondent that the explosion occurred in Kofa Biyu, Konduga LGA. “Yes, the Read More …

UNODC Supports Burkina Faso in strengthening its response to the evolving threat of Improvised Explosive Devices

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) pose a grave security threat in the Sahel region. Threatening lives and livelihoods, the widespread use of IEDs by terrorist groups in the Sahel leads to increased loss of life, serious injuries, and psychological trauma among Read More …

Nigeria: Police recover unexploded bomb in Borno farmland

The Borno State Police Command has recovered an unexploded ordnance, UXO, on a farmland in Dikwa Local Government Area of the state. The discovery was reported by a farmer, Babagana Kachalla, who found the suspicious object while working on his Read More …

Somali forces kill senior Al-Shabaab commander Magaalabeen in Bakool region

Somali National Armed Forces have killed senior Al-Shabaab commander Hussein Moallim Hassan, known as Magaalabeen, during a military operation in Southwest state on Sunday. The operation took place near Buurdhuuxunle, about 17 km north of Waajid in Bakool region, according Read More …