Africa
Boko Haram seizes five Nigerian towns
Boko Haram is quickly seizing more territory in Nigeria's northeast and now threatens the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, sending thousands fleeing into Cameroon and Niger.
Tag: Sahel
North Africa
Sudan arming Libyan Dawn rebels?
The Libyan government—now exiled to the eastern city of Tobruk—formally accused Sudan of smuggling weapons to the Islamist-led rebel alliance that controls Tripoli.
North Africa
Mali: French pursue jihadis; talks open with MNLA
France expands military operations across the Sahel to chase down jihadist insurgents, as Mali opens peace talks with Tuareg separatists that have seized much of the country.
Africa
Boko Haram steps up Cameroon raids
Escalating attacks by Boko Haram militants from across the Nigerian border have led to curfews, fear and privation in Cameroon's remote and impoverished Far North Region.
Africa
#BringBackOurGirls: Obama sends in the drones
The Pentagon deploys 80 Air Force troops to Chad to maintain a drone force to assist in efforts to find the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls—as Nigerians organize self-defense militias.
North Africa
Mali: jihadis step up attacks on Tuaregs
The Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) was blamed for a massacre of some 30 Tuaregs in a road ambush near the desert city of Gao in northern Mali.
Africa
Anti-gay witch-hunt in Nigeria
The local Islamic police in Nigeria's Bauchi state are carrying out a hunt for members of a putative "homosexual organization," who may face death by stoning.
Africa
Uganda’s South Sudan intervention assailed
Uganda's military says it intervened in South Sudan to stop a "genocide"—but critics say its forces may be participating in genocidal actions alongside government troops.
Africa
Exodus adds to Central African Republic crisis
Almost 20,000 people of Chadian origin have fled violence in the Central African Republic in recent weeks, targeted by armed groups in xenophobic attacks.
Africa
Nigeria: Fulani nomads named in attack on village
A clash between Fulani herdsmen and Berom farmers in Nigeria's Plateau state follows growing ethnic violence and vigilantism across the country's northern plains.
Africa
Cameroon takes steps against Boko Haram
Authorities in Cameroon have beefed up border controls in the Far North region to guard against infiltration by Boko Haram as civilians flee the growing war in Nigeria.
Africa
French troops to Central African Republic
France is escalating its military mission in the Central African Republic, airlifting troops and equipment to the capital Bangui ahead of an anticipated UN-backed intervention.