Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM?
The al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM wants to incite popular discontent and pressure Mali’s military government, experts say. People gather at a petrol station amid a shortage of fuel in Bamako, Mali on October 7, 2025 [Idriss Sangare/Reuters by Al Jazeera | Shola Lawal A months-long siege on the Malian capital, Bamako, by the armed al-Qaeda affiliate group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has brought the city to breaking point, causing desperation among residents and
Al Jazeera
Nov 8
Genocide Again in Darfur
Families shot down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur’s killing fields The Washington Post November 1, 2025 by Katharine Houreld and Hafiz Haroun A woman rests in Tewila, in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, on Oct. 28 after fleeing El Fashir in the wake of the city's fall to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP/Getty Images) Sudan’s RSF paramilitary and its allies have carried out mass ethnic killings and hostage taking in the captured city of El Fashir, survivo
Fuel Blockade in Mali Raises Risk of Atrocities as Civilians Face Starvation and Isolation
A fuel blockade imposed by al-Qaeda-aligned militants has paralyzed the capital of Mali and roiled its repressive military government.
The Washington Post
Oct 22
The world notices the persecution of Nigerian Christians
At last, the world notices persecution of Nigerian Christians The Washington Post October 10, 2025 By Robert Royal Massacres of Christians merit U.S. pressure on Nigeria’s government for strong countermeasures. A Catholic worshiper during a 2020 march in Abuja, Nigeria. Bishops gathered Catholics and members of other denominations to pray for security and to protest violence against Christians. (Kola Sulaimon / AFP) The world tends not to pay much attention to the persecuti
Boko Haram kills 60 in attack in northeast Nigeria
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum, center back, speaks to people affected by a Boko Haram attack, as he visits the area in Darul Jamal,...
Associated Press 1
Sep 7
Togo tight-lipped as Burkina jihadists infiltrate north
Lome (AFP) – Jihadists from Burkina Faso have stepped up their assaults on northern Togo since the beginning of the year, with the...
France 24
Aug 23
