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Apr- 2019 -14 AprilCommentary
Boko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLong
Five years after Boko Haram fighters kidnapped 276 women from Chibok, Dr Elizabeth Pearson looks at how women are exploited in the conflict in northeast Nigeria
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14 AprilWar
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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13 AprilWar
Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups
Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations
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12 AprilAsia Pacific
Pakistan: Bomb targeting Hazaras in Quetta market kills at least 16
At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast apparently targeting the Hazara community at a market in Pakistan's Quetta city
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12 AprilAsia Pacific
Taliban announce annual Afghanistan spring offensive
The Taliban announced their annual spring offensive, Al-Fath, which comes as the US and Afghan politicians try to negotiate a peace deal with the insurgents
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11 AprilAfrica
DR Congo army kills ‘dozens’ of Burundi rebels in South Kivu operation
DR Congo's army said it had killed 36 Burundian rebels in a three-day operation in the eastern province of South Kivu, abutting Burundi
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11 AprilAmericas
US Navy drops charges against officers in USS Fitzgerald crash
The US Navy dropped criminal charges against the former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer and a crew member for their roles in a deadly 2017 collision
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11 AprilAfrica
Sudan army removes President Bashir from power
Sudan's army announced that longtime president Omar al-Bashir had been removed from power
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10 AprilAfrica
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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10 AprilAfrica
France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border
French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso
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