The capital came under multiple attacks on Friday when five armed men opened fire on passersby before heading towards the embassy

This year, scores of people lost their lives in attacks orchestrated by terrorist groups in various regions of Africa. We look at the main groups.

Shots have been fired on northern Mali’s largest city of Gao less than a week before Malians vote in the legislative elections, say security sources.

Algerian troops ended a siege at a gas plant in the Sahara where 23 hostages died, with a final assault which killed all the remaining hostage-takers.

The US has "paused" military aid to Mali, an ally against Islamist militants, in a move that could curb efforts to curb al-Qaeda’s North African wing.

A group identifying itself as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of five Europeans in Mali.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb says it carried out a twin suicide attack on an Algerian military academy that killed 18 people.

Mauritanian soldiers are on alert in Bassiknou oafter al-Qaeda-linked extremists attacked a nearby army base which houses an anti-terrorist unit.

Pierre Camatte’s kidnapping by al-Qaeda brought a savage halt to his years of research on treatments of malaria in Mali, but not to his ambition.

Tunisia’s autocratic president, facing riots that have rocked his nation, ordered prices on food staples slashed and suggested he will leave office.

A Tunisian man who claimed to be an al-Qaeda member exploded a gas cylinder in front of the French embassy in Mali on Wednesday.

A Mauritanian military source said al-Qaeda militants in Mali were left without food and ammunition after three days of army strikes.

Seven North African states held talks on Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to al-Qaeda.

Kidnapping has become a lucrative business for al-Qaeda’s north African branch, experts said on Tuesday.