Sam Mednick | AP
- May 3, 2021
Gunmen kill dozens in attack in eastern Burkina Faso
KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — At least 30 people were killed by gunmen in eastern Burkina Faso Monday, according to the government. The...
Human Rights Watch
- Apr 21, 2021
Mali: Killings, ‘Disappearances’ in Military Operations
Investigate Alleged Security Force Abuses in Mopti Region (Bamako) – Malian soldiers have allegedly killed at least 34 villagers,...
Genocide Watch
- Apr 16, 2021
Northeast Nigeria violence forces 65,000 to flee
A spate of clashes involving Government security forces and insurgent groups in northeast Nigeria has caused mass displacement and...
Human Rights Watch
- Apr 6, 2021
Cameroon: Boko Haram Attacks Escalate in Far North
Boost Civilian Protection, Monitor Troops’ Conduct (Nairobi) – The Islamist armed group Boko Haram has stepped up attacks on civilians in...
Emidio Jozine | Reuters
- Apr 5, 2021
'Running to save my life' - Mozambique attack survivors tell of horror
PEMBA (Reuters) - Luisa Jose, a 52-year-old mother of five, says she came face-to-face with Islamic State-linked insurgents when they...
Feisal Omar & Abdi Sheik | Reuters
- Apr 4, 2021
Ten killed in suicide bomb attack in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber struck makeshift kiosks in the Somali capital,...
Ruth Maclean | NY Times
- Mar 31, 2021
A Wedding, an Airstrike, and Outrage at the French Military
The French Army says it killed terrorists in Mali, with no collateral damage. A new United Nations report says almost all of the dead...
Al Jazeera
- Mar 28, 2021
Dozens of ‘defenceless’ civilians killed in Mozambique attack
Fatalities include seven people whose convoy of vehicles was ambushed as they attempted to flee assault on northern town of Palma....
Al Jazeera
- Mar 23, 2021
Gunmen on motorbikes raid Niger villages, kill at least 137
Newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum denounces ‘barbaric’ attacks in the border region near Mali. Attackers on motorbikes have raided...
Al Jazeera
- Mar 18, 2021
Gunmen kill at least 58 civilians in attack on Niger convoy
Mass killings underscore the enormous security challenges facing Niger’s new president, Mohamed Bazoum. Armed men in southwestern Niger...
Adam Taylor | The Washington Post
- Mar 16, 2021
Children as young as 11 beheaded by Mozambique militants, aid group says
A new report says that children as young as 11 were beheaded by militants in Mozambique’s troubled Cabo Delgado province, where a local...