Nigeria: 775 killed, 1,321 injured by remnant of explosive ordnance in Northeast

The Federal Government has disclosed that 755 civilians have been killed and 1,321 injured by the remnants of Explosive Ordnance (EO) in the Northeast in the last six years. The Federal Government also said the figure indicates that at least Read More …

Mali: Progress on transition, peace process, amid ongoing insecurity

El-Ghassim Wane, head of the UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, presented the latest UN Secretary-General’s report on the peacekeeping operation. He briefed ambassadors on progress in the transition and peace process, while also addressing ongoing insecurity and rising humanitarian needs. Read More …

Fourth UN peacekeeper dies after Mali roadside bomb attack

A fourth United Nations soldier has died from injuries from a highway bomb in northern Mali, a day after the blast claimed the lives of three of his comrades, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission said Tuesday. Their vehicle Read More …

Somalia: IED blast in Mogadishu leaves 8 dead, 5 injured

At least 8 people were killed and over 5 wounded in an explosion that rocked Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Monday evening, witnesses and police said. The IED blast occurred on a busy street in El-Qalow area located in the Read More …

Mali: Two MINUSMA peacekeepers killed in IED blast in Tessalit, Kidal region

Two MINUSMA peacekeepers were killed today, 17 October, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during a search and detection patrol of mines in Tessalit, Kidal region. This incident also resulted in 4 serious injuries among peacekeepers. Read More …

Niger: Roadside bomb kills two people in Diffa Region

wo people were killed in southeastern Niger on Sunday by a road bomb which exploded as they were passing with donkeys, local sources told AFP. “Two women were killed and a child was seriously wounded when an improvised explosive device Read More …

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

Fleeing beheadings, shootings, rapes and kidnappings, nearly 1 million people are displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Mozambique. The 5-year wave of jihadi violence in Cabo Delgado province has killed more than 4,000 people and scuppered international investments Read More …

Somalia: At least 10 people died in roadside bomb explosion that hit a truck in Hawo Abdi

At least 10 people, including children, lost their lives and 16 others were injured in a mine explosion in Hawo Abdi area of Lower Shabelle region. The explosion hit a truck carrying vegetables heading towards Mogadishu, according to witnesses. The Read More …

Mali: At least 11 people dead in bus blast in Mopti

An explosion killed at least eleven people on a bus in central Mali on Thursday, a region regularly rocked by jihadist violence, according to police and local sources. The bus was struck by a blast on the road between Bandiagara Read More …

Djibouti designates Afar rebel group as a terrorist organization

Djibouti has listed the FRUD-Armé militant group, which advocates for greater autonomy for the Afar ethnic group, as a terrorist organization on Thursday. Djibouti’s parliament decided after accusing FRUD of attacking a Djiboutian army barracks and killing seven Djiboutian troops Read More …

DR Congo: Improvised explosive device planted in cinema in the city of Butembo, North Kivu wounds 3 people

An improvised explosive device, IED, planted in a local cinema in Butembo in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo went off injuring three people, Anadolu news agency reports. Paul Ngoma, the Chief of police in the town told the Turkish news Read More …

Kenya: Playing children pick grenade, take it to chief’s office in the Golicha area, Mandera County

A group of children escaped death after they picked up a rocket-propelled grenade from a field in the Golicha area, Elwak, Mandera County. The children were grazing their livestock when they stumbled on the explosive. They picked it up and Read More …

Nigeria: Scores feared dead after stepping on IEDs along Maiduguri-Damboa-Chibok Road

Scores of motorists and travellers were, yesterday, feared dead as they stepped on Improved Explosives Devices, IEDs, planted by terrorists, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, on the Maiduguri-Damboa-Chibok road. The terrorists, who also razed houses, were Read More …

MINUSCA: 3 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in IED blast in Central African Republic Ouham-Pendé prefecture

Three peacekeepers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), of the Bangladeshi battalion, lost their lives on the night of Monday, October 3, 2022, following the explosion of an explosive device near the Read More …

Somalia: At Least 20 Killed in Triple Car Bombings in Hiran Region

At least 20 people were killed in a triple car bombing attack Monday in central Somalia, among them two local government officials. Witnesses said two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated in the morning, and a third in the afternoon. The Read More …

Mali: Back to school in Ménaka – demining operations in the Grounds of the Intitaliwene School

As a prelude to the start of the school year in Ménaka, northern Mali, the MINUSMA force carried out an operation to detect and demine explosive devices within the Intitaliwene Elementary School, previously occupied by armed movements. The operation found Read More …

U.S. forces conduct strike in Somalia targeting al-Shabaab leader

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant network in Somalia on October 1. The strike occurred near Jilib, about 370 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. The command’s initial assessment is Read More …

DR Congo: 13 Killed in Rebel Attack in Beni Region

Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the town of Beu-Manyama in the Beni region on Sunday night, residents said. “Three soldiers were killed in the ADF incursion and two others wounded,” local leader Charles Endukadi told AFP, Read More …

Somalia: State TV journalist killed while covering military operation on the outskirts of Mogadishu

Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the bomb attack that targeted Somali National Television (SNTV) journalist, Ahmed Mohamed Shakur alongside security officials during a security operation in Basra town, about 30km north of Mogadishu on Friday 30 September, 2022. Ahmed Read More …