Mali: Growing Trend of Violence Against UN Peacekeepers

On 2 October 2021, a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper died and four others were seriously injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Tessalit, Kidal region. Strongly condemning the incident, Mr El-Ghassim Wane, Read More …

Blast in Ugandan capital Kampala kills one, injures five

An explosion in Uganda’s capital Kampala, that killed one and injured five, was “a terrorist act”, according to President Yoweri Museveni, who promised to hunt down those responsible. Police said the “serious blast” occurred at about 9pm (18:00 GMT) at Read More …

Somalia: AMISOM Troops Commended For Their Support And Operations In HirShabelle State

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Sector 5 forces in Jowhar, have been commended for their exemplary role in helping secure elections and for their support in improving infrastructure in HirShabelle State of Somalia. On Sunday, HirShabelle State Vice Read More …

Nigerian Army foils terrorist attack on Forward Operating Base in Borno

The Nigerian Army has said that troops of Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI deployed alongside Cameroonian Defence Force have foiled an infiltration by terrorists on its camp at the Forward Operating Base, Wulgo, Borno on October 18, Read More …

Somalia: Mayor among the dead in police station bombing in Beletwyene

A bomb explosion went off Saturday afternoon at a police station in Ferfer Town located in the Somalia border with Ethiopia killing at least three people. Sources in the town said a bomb suspected to have been planted in a Read More …

Somalia: Over 6 killed as 2 separate terror attacks hit Mogadishu

At least three people were killed and several wounded Tuesday evening when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy restaurant in Somalian capital Mogadishu’s Yaqshid district, according to a police official. Meanwhile, an intelligence officer and two bodyguards Read More …

Kenya: KDF soldier injured in suspected Al-Shabaab attack in Lamu

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier was seriously injured when the vehicle he was traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) suspected to have been planted on the road by Al-Shabaab terrorists between Milimani and Baure in Lamu Read More …

AU, Somali forces sharpen skills to curb threats posed by explosive devices

The African Union Mission and Somali National Army (SNA) military officers wrapped up a five-day training course aimed at enhancing joint capabilities in mitigating the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Gerbi Kebede Regassa, AMISOM deputy force commander in Read More …

Mali: Several soldiers killed in IED attack in Mopti region

At least nine soldiers have been killed and 11 more wounded in an attack in central Mali, the army said, but local officials said the death toll was even higher. The attack on Wednesday occurred near the village of Bodio Read More …

Mali: One UN Peacekeeper Killed, Four Wounded In IED Explosion Near Tessalit, Kidal

One U.N. peacekeeper was killed and four more were severely wounded when their convoy hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Saturday, the U.N. force in Mali said. The bloodshed near the town of Tessalit followed the killing Read More …

Nigeria: ISWAP kills 4 soldiers, injures 15 others in Borno ambush

Four soldiers have been killed while 15 others were injured in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists at Ala village between Marte and Dikwa towns in Borno State. It was gathered that the terrorists belonging to the Islamic State of Read More …

Somalia, AU Coordinate to Fight Against al-Shabab

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somalia’s National Army (SNA) launched a center this week to better coordinate their fight against al-Shabab militants, who have threatened to disrupt Somalia’s elections. The Joint Operations Coordination Center at AMISOM Sector Read More …

Cameroon separatists kill 15 soldiers in attacks using explosives

Separatist rebels have killed 15 Cameroonian soldiers and several civilians in two bomb attacks this month, the government said on Monday, marking a new phase of a conflict that has dragged on for nearly five years and cost more than Read More …

French troops kill leader of Islamic State group in Sahel

The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers, has been killed in an operation by French troops. Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi was “neutralised by French forces”, Read More …

Somalia: Al-Shabab Attack Kills 11 in Mogadishu

An explosion from suicide bombing has killed at least 11 people Tuesday in the Somali capital, witnesses and officials said. Witnesses said a suicide bomber walked into a teashop made of corrugated tin and detonated an explosive vest. The attack Read More …

Nigeria: Soldiers nab Boko Haram commander with 281 bags of IED materials

The Nigerian Army, yesterday, said its soldiers on counter-terrorism operations in the North East have arrested a high profile member of the Boko Haram terrorists group and raided one of its logistics base used for the production of Improvised Explosive Read More …