Uganda: Three suicide bombers kill three, wound dozens
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA ISLAMIC State has claimed an attack in the heart of Uganda’s capital after three suicide bombers killed three
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Burkina Faso attack death toll rises to 32
AT least 32 people, including 28 military police officers and four civilians, were killed in Sunday’s attack on a police
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Nigerian women, children trek six days to escape from Islamists
A group of 15 Nigerian women and children trekked through the bush for six days to escape from Islamist militants
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Moz President calls on insurgents to surrender
MOZAMBIQUE President Filipe Nyusi urged Islamist militants in its far north to surrender on Monday, saying they had nowhere to
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One U.N. peacekeeper killed, four wounded in Mali
ONE U.N. peacekeeper was killed and four more were severely wounded when their convoy hit an improvised explosive device in
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Chad plans to double army size to deal with security challenges
CHAD’S transitional government said on Friday that it plans to drastically increase the size of its army to deal with
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Puntland sends troops to fight al Shabaab
SOMALIA’S semi-autonomous region of Puntland has sent forces to the neighbouring region of Galmudug to help the military there push
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Islamic State’s Africa boss on terror list
THE State Department on Friday announced the addition of five alleged Islamist militants to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list,
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EXCLUSIVE: Sex-for-food aid claimed by women in Burkina Faso
SAM MEDNICK THE women were able to escape deadly attacks by Islamist militants that have triggered one of the world’s
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Four soldiers killed in Mali
FOUR soldiers were killed when their patrol was ambushed by suspected militants in central Mali yesterday, the army said in
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