ABUJA, Nigeria -- Militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people, authorities said Monday. It was the latest violence in …

DAKAR, Senegal -- An alliance of al-Qaida-linked militants and separatists carried out the largest coordinated attack in over a decade in Mali, marking a dangerous escalation in what is widely …

Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on Monday, with local people saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, …

Terrorists have carried out attacks in various locations across Mali, according to the country's army. Gunfire and helicopters were heard early this morning outside the capital, Bamako, near Kati military …

DAKAR, Senegal -- DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali 's defense minister was killed in a sweeping attack by jihadis and rebels who seized several towns and military bases, authorities said …

Separatists in Mali say government troops and Russian mercenaries left the northern city of Kidal after rebel attacks ByThe Associated Press April 26, 2026, 12:16 PM DAKAR, Senegal -- Separatists …

Six months have passed since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the Sudanese regional capital Al Fashir and shared dozens of videos documenting their massacre in the city. A …

Mali's defence minister died after an attack on his house yesterday, his family said today, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist fighters and separatist rebels …

At least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as a dispute over a water …

Russian mercenaries hired by Mali's military have agreed to withdraw from Kidal after two days of clashes, the country's separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) group has said, as it claims …

Insurgents launched attacks in Mali's capital of Bamako and other locations across the country on Saturday, with the army urging people to remain calm as the military-led government faced one …

The army in junta-ruled Mali has battled "terrorist groups" it said had launched attacks across the west African nation stricken by more than a decade of jihadist conflict. Witnesses reported …