Africa
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Sep- 2020 -18 September
‘Bandits’ Kill Seven in Northern Nigeria: Police
Gunmen have killed two policemen and five farmers in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, police said.
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18 September
Islamic State Expanding Globally Amid Setbacks: US Official
The Islamic State group continues to expand globally with some 20 affiliates, despite being forced out of Syria and the killing of its leaders, a top US counter-terror official said Thursday.
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17 September
Aid Worker With Charity World Vision Killed in DR Congo
A worker with the British charity World Vision has been killed in an ambush on a humanitarian convoy in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the aid group said on Thursday.
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15 September
Burkina Army ‘Dismantles’ Jihadist Base, Says Kills Two
Two jihadists were killed during an operation to break up a jihadist base in northern Burkina Faso, the West African state's army said Tuesday.
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11 September
Gunmen Abduct 10 Near Nigeria Capital, Police Free 5
Gunmen on Thursday abducted 10 people from a community outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, five of whom were rescued after a fierce gun battle with the kidnappers, police said.
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10 September
Notorious ADF Militia Kill 58 in Eastern DR Congo’s Ituri Province
ADF militia killed 58 people in two massacres in the eastern DR Congo province of Ituri, the province's interior minister said.
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10 September
Cameroon Army Launches Operation in Anglophone Regional Capital
Cameroon's army launched a "special operation" against anglophone separatists in Bamenda, the capital of the English-speaking northwest region, bringing the city to a halt.
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10 September
Four Soldiers Killed in Central Mali Attack: Officials
Four Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in the country's restive central region on Wednesday.
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9 September
Will Sudan’s Peace Deal With Rebels Work?
Sudan's government and rebel forces have agreed on a landmark deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands of people have been killed.
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8 September
Boko Haram Kill 10 Civilians in Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists killed 10 civilians in attacks on three villages in restive northeast Nigeria, local security officials said Monday.
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