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Five lifeless in Al-Shabaab assault on African Union forces in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 5 troopers have been killed and a number of other injured in a roadside blast concentrating on African Union forces in Somalia on Saturday. A convoy of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) hit a landmine on the outskirts of Marka, the provincial capital of the southwestern area…

Shock and dismay expressed by the Nigerian authorities after the attack on a mining site, which occurred on Wednesday in the Shiroro area, in the middle of the country. At least four Chinese employees were abducted. thirty soldiers and seven policemen were killed. According to witnesses, this attack was carried out by heavily armed men, "bandits", who carry out kidnappings against ransom. Three days after this tragedy, the circumstances of this attack are still unclear: it is impossible to know the exact number of armed…

'Whole massacre': Witnesses describe ethnic assault in Ethiopia NAIROBI, Kenya— The closely armed males appeared across the small farming village in Ethiopia's Oromia area, scaring residents already nervous after latest clashes between authorities troops and rebels. “The militants assured us that they would not touch us. They said they weren't chasing us,” resident Nur Hussein Abdi instructed…

At least 20 civilians were killed on Saturday, June 18, north of Gao, the capital of northern Mali, by armed men, suspected jihadists. This new attack on the civilian population has led to new population movements.…

At least 16 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia as troops foil assault MOGADISHU -- Somali regional forces on Friday morning killed 16 al-Shabab terrorists in a foiled assault on the central city of Bahdo, officers stated. Galmudug state army officers informed Somali National Army (SNA) radio that regional forces backed by native residents fought bravely and repelled the attackers. "Regional…

In Burkina Faso, three days of national mourning were declared after the Seytenga attack that left 86 dead. The civilian population of Burkina Faso, more than ever the target of terrorism and violence in the country.

In Burkina Faso, three days of national mourning have been declared in support of the victims of the Seytenga attack in the eastern part of the country. On Saturday afternoon, the residents were subjected to a fatal assault by armed men. There would be 79…

In Burkina Faso, gunmen attacked the population of Seytenga, near the border with Niger, on the night between Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12, which was very similar to reprisals and following an attack on the gendarmerie brigade in that municipality.…

Al-Shabaab exhibits militants lecturing locals after assault on AU base in Somalia EL-BARAF, Somalia - Somalia-based Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants placed on a dramatic sight within the central Somalia city of El-Baraf simply weeks after crushing a ahead working base of the Burundi, the place they killed greater than 30 peacekeepers within the nation. The militants have continued to wreak…

A blue helmet was killed and three others injured on Wednesday in a "terrorist attack" against their convoy in Kidal, in northern Mali, according to the MINUSMA peacekeeping force. The victims were members…