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...
Al Jazeera
Mar 17, 2021
Children as young as 11 beheaded by Mozambique militants, aid group says
By Adam Taylor A new report says that children as young as 11 were beheaded by militants in Mozambique’s troubled Cabo Delgado province,...
Washington Post
Mar 16, 2021
Fleeing the horrors of war in Mozambique
Some people rub their stomachs and talk of their hunger. Others describe burnt villages, abducted relatives, and the agonies of long...
BBC News
Mar 13, 2021
'So much trauma': Mozambique conflict sparks mental health crisis
Aid groups warn of collapsed health system as traumatised people displaced by Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado seek help By Kaamil...
The Guardian
Mar 7, 2021
Bomb kills female Afghan doctor, gunmen kill 7 workers: Officials
Doctor dies after bomb attached to her rickshaw explodes while at least seven civilians shot and killed by a group of gunmen in eastern...
Al Jazeera
Mar 5, 2021
Three female media workers shot to death in eastern Afghanistan
Young women gunned down in two separate attacks after leaving their television station. Three female media workers were shot dead in the...
Al Jazeera
Mar 2, 2021
Army, private firm, fighters accused of Mozambique war crimes
Hundreds of civilians in Cabo Delgado province are victims of indiscriminate killing by rebels, gov’t forces and private militia, Amnesty...
Al Jazeera
Mar 2, 2021
‘I Wake Up and Scream’: Secret Taliban Prisons Terrorize Thousands
A potential U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, coupled with a weak Afghan security force, mean the Taliban will likely continue to...
New York Times 1
Feb 28, 2021
Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Maiduguri rocket attack kills 10
Militants have killed at least 10 people in Nigeria by using rocket-propelled grenades, which local officials describe as a "new trend"....
BBC News
Feb 24, 2021
Afghan Civilian Casualties Soared After Peace Talks’ Start
Fighting intensified in the last quarter of 2020, after talks between the Afghan government and Taliban began. Before then, it had been a...
New York Times 1
Feb 23, 2021
Rising insecurity in northwest Nigeria: Terrorism thinly disguised as banditry
In spite of government efforts, the security situation in Nigeria is deteriorating. Indeed, the lingering conflict between herders and...
Oluwole Ojewale | Brookings
Feb 20, 2021
At least 18 killed in attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali
OUAGADOUGOU/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamists killed at least 18 people in attacks in northern Burkina Faso and central Mali on...
Genocide Watch
Feb 19, 2021
