Kenya: Three construction workers injured in Mandera IED attack

Three workers of a road construction company were on Thursday injured when a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by an explosive device in Mandera County. The incident happened at Dadach Qatarow, between Ires Kinto and Domog along Wargadud- Read More …

EAPCCO CTCoE Eastern Africa Trends and Situation Report 2020

This first Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre of Excellence (CTCoE) Trend and Situation Report, developed by the EAPCCO CTCoE in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) covers a period from Read More …

Mali: 2 Peacekeepers Killed, Several Wounded In Deadly Mine Incident In Gao

An armoured vehicle of a MINUSMA logistics convoy struck a mine on the Tessalit-Gao axis. According to an initial assessment, two peacekeepers succumbed to their injuries, and five others were seriously wounded as a result of this attack. A rapid Read More …

Burkina Faso: At least 4 killed in explosion in Bam province

At least four civilians were killed in the blast of an improvised explosive device Friday in the central-north region of Burkina Faso, a security source told Xinhua in the capital Ouagadougou. A tricycle among a convoy of civilians under Army Read More …

Senegal: Bomb disposal experts comb Singhere village for explosives

Since June 2, the team from Handicap International has been combing the village of Singhere, about 50 kilometres from Ziguinchor, in search of hidden mines, to allow the population to have access to this track which links two villages. The Read More …

In post-coup Burkina Faso, jihadist attacks grow fiercer despite junta pledge

When mutinous soldiers ousted Burkina Faso’s democratically elected president in late January, they vowed to do a better job of securing the Sahelian country from attacks linked to al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State. But violence has only increased over Read More …

Morocco and UN to Strengthen Counterterrorism Cooperation

Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, said on Friday that cooperation between Morocco and the UN in the field of counterterrorism is “strong and fruitful.” The statement came during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Rabat-based United Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists bomb another police station in Kogi state

A police inspector on duty was killed when terrorists launched an improvised explosive device (IED) at a police station in Kogi Friday morning. The police station is located at Eika-Ohizenyi, in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria. Read More …

Mali: eight Burkinabe peacekeepers wounded near Timbuktu

Eight peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were wounded Thursday in the explosion of a mine in the Timbuktu region, plagued by violence by jihadist groups, the UN said. The wounded are part of the Burkinabe contingent Read More …

Nigeria: Troops Intercept Explosives, Ammunition In Cross River

Troops of 13 Brigade operating under command of 82 Division, Nigerian Army on Tuesday 21 June 2022, intercepted a Toyota Camry car with registration number JAL 492 AA, loaded with assorted munition while enroute Utanga village towards Obudu Mountains in Read More …

Somalia: ATMIS, UNMAS and key stakeholders conclude conference to counter IEDs

Top officials of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and key stakeholders, have concluded a three-day conference to take stock of the current measures to counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), in Read More …

Kenya Defence Forces Successfully Removed And Detonated Under Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device In Somalia

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops deployed under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) recently removed and successfully, safely detonated a Remote Controlled Under Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device (RC UVIED) in Dhobley town, Somalia. The Improvised Explosive Device was Read More …

Seychelles Police confirms Kenyan experts helping in Valabhji couple’s illegal firearms case

The Seychelles Police have confirmed that they have sought the expertise of the Kenyan ballistics experts to assist in an ongoing case of illegal possession of firearms. The Nairobi Review newspaper stated in a recent article that “the government of Read More …

Somalia: Double explosions kills at least 2 near Mogadishu

At least two people were killed and more than five others wounded late Friday in two explosions in and around Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, according to an official. The first attack was a landmine explosion that targeted a vehicle carrying Read More …

Nigeria: ISIL affiliate blamed for church massacre

The Nigerian government has blamed an ISIL-affiliated armed group in the country for carrying out an attack that killed dozens of worshippers at a church. Security experts, however, expressed scepticism about the allegation. The responsibility for Sunday’s deadly bomb and Read More …

Nigeria: Gunmen kill ‘many’ church worshippers in Ondo state

Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 21 worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said. Richard Olatunde, spokesman for the Ondo State governor’s office, told AFP that Read More …