14 people accused of helping jihadist gunmen storm the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket went on trial on Wednesday, five years after three days of terror sent shock waves through France
Mozambique needs to restructure its defence force and build an alliance with its neighbour Tanzania in preparation for a drawn-out struggle against ‘jihadists’
Faced with jihadist breakthrough in Burkina Faso, neighbouring states in the Gulf of Guinea increasingly fear attacks in their own territories
The latest massacre of Fulani villagers in central Mali has highlighted the dramatic collapse of a once peaceful state
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the nation to remain calm following a 20-hour siege at the DusitD2 hotel complex
A security source said the raids took place early Saturday morning, hours after Friday evening’s roadside bombing
After the July 29 first-round vote the pool of candidates was reduced from 24 to two
Not a single ballot was cast at 716 of the polling stations in two regions following threats and attacks by armed groups
More than 1,000 people held captive by the militant group Boko Haram have been freed, according to Nigeria’s military
At least 305 worshippers were killed and the surviving imam is keeping the faith
About 20 hostages freed by special forces
Documentary depicts life among jihadi groups
The girl was planning to leave the country with the intention of joining Isis and had been actively engaged with social media networks.
Official sources say that two people were killed and more – at least five – taken hostage by a gunman at a grocery store in Paris.
Islamic militants released US journalist Peter Theo Curtis on Sunday, less than a week after grisly footage emerged of the execution of James Foley.
A battle in which at least five soldiers have died has been sparked by clashes between a Jihadist group and Libyan special forces, says the army.
An al-Qaeda suspect plotted to poison tourists’ water supplies to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden, a Spanish judge has said.
Soft approach to jihadists starts to backfire as poverty fuels extremism.Ian Black reports.