Mali: Explosive devices kill 72 civilians since January

A total of 72 people were killed in Mali by explosive devices between January and August in 2022, said a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) released Monday in Bamako, capital of Mali. Read More …

Burkina Faso: Soldiers and ‘terrorists’ dead in Oudalan Province attack

Two soldiers died and a dozen “terrorists” were killed on Monday during an attack against a military detachment in Burkina Faso’s militant-hit north, the army said. The landlocked African state is in the grip of a seven-year-old insurgency that has Read More …

UNMAS clears active minefield, home to over 1,500 people in Canal, South Sudan

As powerful barges manned by the Bangladeshi Marine Force Unit deployed to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) make their careful way across the overflowing waters of the White Nile, the air is laced with expectation. Lush, thick Read More …

Nigeria: Customs arrests 10 suspects for smuggling IEDs chemicals

Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have arrested 10 suspects in connection with importation of 20 drums of carbide; a chemical substance used in manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Acting Controller Read More …

Somalia: A bus station bombing in Lower Shabelle leaves 1 dead and 9 injured

At least one soldier was killed and nine others sustained wounds on Tuesday in a bomb blast at a bus station in Barawe, a coastal city in southern Somalia. The explosion happened during rush hour and there was no immediate Read More …

Burkina Faso: At least 35 civilians killed in IED convoy blast

At least 35 civilians have been killed as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies in Burkino Faso’s restive northern region struck an improvised explosive device (IED), according to the regional governor. The explosion, which wounded 37 others, occurred as the Read More …

Somalia: Deadly attack targets food convoy in Hiiraan region

At least 20 people, including women and children, have been killed and food aid destroyed after militants attacked several vehicles in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region. “They put a bomb while people were in the car and blew it up,” the Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists kill two soldiers, injure others in ambush

Two soldiers were killed while four others sustained injuries on Wednesday, after a gang of terrorists ambushed troops from the 32 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Katsina. A lieutenant is also still missing after the ambush. Residents of Shimfida, where Read More …

Nigeria: Troops Kill 2 IPOB Members, Recover IEDs In Imo Community

The Nigerian Army has said that Troops of 82 Division Enugu, in collaboration with other services on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, killed two members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) Read More …

Togolese army repels ‘terrorist’ attack, says official

Togo’s armed forces said Tuesday they had repelled a “terrorist” attack that injured “several” soldiers in the far northern village of Blamonga on the border with Burkina Faso. The attack, which took place on Monday, was the fifth in the Read More …

Nigerian Army Major, Churchill Orji Killed By IED Explosion In Anambra

Major Orji died as a result of explosive device (IEDs) at Orsumoghu, Ihiala, in Anambra state. Source said, the team were on a mission in Ihiala, to detonate explosive devices (IEDs), that were planted in the village by unknown gunmen. Read More …

MINUSCA Commends The Actions Of The Indonesian Engineer Battalion

215 peacekeepers from the Indonesian Engineering Company, deployed in CAR, were awarded the UN Medal on 17 August 2022 during a ceremony also marking the 77th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence. This eighth engineer battalion arrived in the Central African Republic Read More …

Mali accuses France of arming jihadists

Mali accused France of arming Islamist fighters and carrying out acts of espionage against it, as relations between the West African country and the former colonial power reached a new low. In a letter addressed to the United Nations Security Read More …

Nigeria: Troop busts IED factory in Kaduna, dislodge bandits

A notorious bandit camp where Improvised Explosive Devices are manufactured have been raided by troops of the Nigerian military. Found during the raid on the hideout located in the Rafin Dawa area of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State Read More …

South Sudan: UNMAS Clears Anti-personnel Mines in Remote Canal, though Community Challenges Remain

MALAKAL – As powerful barges manned by the Bangladeshi Marine Force Unit deployed to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) make their careful way across the overflowing waters of the White Nile, the air is laced with expectation. Read More …

Nigeria: Four arrested following explosion of two Brass Terminal oil pipelines in Bayelsa State

Nigerian police said on Tuesday that two oil pipelines that feed the Brass Terminal Port which is operated by Italian energy company Eni, were recently blown up by explosives. Brass Terminal Port is one of the major onshore crude grades, Read More …