Jihadists
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Trial opens over Charlie Hebdo terror attacks that stunned France
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…
The insurgency in northern Mozambique has got worse. Why?
Mozambique needs to restructure its defence force and build an alliance with its neighbour Tanzania in preparation for a drawn-out struggle against ‘jihadists’
The risk of jihadist contagion in West Africa
Faced with jihadist breakthrough in Burkina Faso, neighbouring states in the Gulf of Guinea increasingly fear attacks in their own territories
Mali’s security crisis: A cycle of exploitation and corruption
The latest massacre of Fulani villagers in central Mali has highlighted the dramatic collapse of a once peaceful state
Kenyatta announces end to al-Shabab attack in Nairobi
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the nation to remain calm following a 20-hour siege at the DusitD2 hotel complex
Egypt kills 40 ‘terrorists’ in crackdown after Giza attack
A security source said the raids took place early Saturday morning, hours after Friday evening’s roadside bombing
Mali in presidential runoff in shadow of security crisis
After the July 29 first-round vote the pool of candidates was reduced from 24 to two
Counting under way after Mali’s violence-marred poll
Not a single ballot was cast at 716 of the polling stations in two regions following threats and attacks by armed groups
Nigeria military rescues 1,000 Boko Haram hostages
More than 1,000 people held captive by the militant group Boko Haram have been freed, according to Nigeria’s military
Imam vows to return to massacre mosque
At least 305 worshippers were killed and the surviving imam is keeping the faith
Two dead in jihadist attack on tourist resort in Bamako
About 20 hostages freed by special forces
Holocaust director hails jihadi doccie
Documentary depicts life among jihadi groups
Cape Town teen caught trying to join Isis
The girl was planning to leave the country with the intention of joining Isis and had been actively engaged with social media networks.
Two killed, several taken hostage in Paris grocery store
Official sources say that two people were killed and more – at least five – taken hostage by a gunman at a grocery store in Paris.
Al-Qaeda-linked militants release journalist captured in Syria
Islamic militants released US journalist Peter Theo Curtis on Sunday, less than a week after grisly footage emerged of the execution of James Foley.