Somali plane hit by bomb, meant to kill all on board: minister
A blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a plane this week was caused by a bomb meant to kill everyone on board, Somalia's minister...
Mystery of the ‘resolution’ at Addis African Union summit to walk out of ICC
A common position by African countries on mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court will not be reached until June when a...
Briefing: The new Jihadist strategy in the Sahel
Security has been intense over the last few weeks in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, with police and soldiers on the streets, vehicle...
U.N. experts find bid to smuggle Congo arms via Rwanda to Burundi rebels
A confidential report to the United Nations Security Council found there have been attempts to smuggle weapons from Democratic Republic...
Life after Al Shabbab's attack on El-Adde: How will Kenya respond?
According to Kenya’s Defence Chief General Samson Mwathethe, a massive vehicle-borne improvised explosive device triggered the Al-Shabaab...
South Sudan’s rebel leader: ‘I am a hero. I am a victim.’
Despite overseeing the near-total destruction of Africa’s newest country, South Sudan’s liberation hero-turned-rebel leader Riek Machar...
Corruption in Military Defense Spending Could Be Behind Rise in Africa Terror Attacks
A series of recent terror attacks across Africa have raised fears of a new wave of extremist violence From Somalia in the east to the...
Al-Shabab seizes African Union base in Somalia
Al-Shabab militants have overrun an African Union military base outside the southern Somali town of el-Ade. The Islamist group says it...
As ISIS Expands In North Africa, Morocco Faces Rising Threat Of Islamic State Group Terrorism
Morocco’s rippled sand dunes, sheltered coves and white sand beaches have long lured tourists looking for a taste of the Maghreb without...
Burundi: 900 deaths estimated as conflict between Nkurunziza and opposition rages on
The death toll in Burundi may have been greatly underestimated, with latest numbers almost double that of the United Nation's December...
