Africa

Nigeria

Nigeria retakes Baga as Boko Haram attacks more villages

Nigerian forces are said to have retaken the strategic northeastern town of Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram. However, witnesses reported

21/02/2015

South Sudan

Gunmen kidnap at least 89 boys in South Sudan

Gunmen in South Sudan have abducted at least 89 boys, some as young as 13, from their school in Upper Nile State. According to the UN they were taken

21/02/2015

Tunisia

Tunisians protest against terrorism in Tunis

An anti-terrorism protest has drawn large crowds in Tunis, it comes after an attack by Islamist insurgents which killed four soldiers.

21/02/2015

Libya

ISIL may use Libya as doorstep to Europe, says analyst

Around 50 people are now known to have died in three suicide car bombings in Libya. Fighters loyal to the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL)

20/02/2015

Somalia

Dozens dead in Mogadishu hotel attack

Security forces have cordoned off the Central Hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu shortly after a suicide attack by Islamist militants. Police say

20/02/2015

Somalia

Somali militants claim attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least eleven people have died and several MPs have been injured in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The deputy prime

20/02/2015

Somalia

Deadly blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu

At least ten people have died and several MPs – including the Deputy Prime Minister and the Transport Minister – have been injured injured after a

20/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria says airstrikes have killed 'large number' of Boko Haram militants

Nigeria’s military says it has bombed northeastern training camps and equipment belonging to Boko Haram, killing a large number of insurgents. The

20/02/2015

Egypt

Tension between Qatar and Egypt over airstrikes on ISIL

Egypt defends its airstrikes in Libya on suspected militants who have expressed support for the ISIL terrorist group

19/02/2015

Ghana

Ghanaians protest over power cuts

Hundreds of angry Ghanaians took fridges, tvs and other electrical goods out onto the streets of the capital in a protest against an ongoing power

19/02/2015

Libya

Libya urges UN to lift arms embargo in fight against ISIL militants

The UN Security Council has been urged to lift an arms embargo on Libya to enable its internationally recognised government to tackle ISIL and other

19/02/2015

Nigeria

Hundreds of Boko Haram militants killed around northeastern Nigeria

More than 300 Boko Haram islamic militants have been killed in operations in and around northeastern Nigeria according to army sources. As part of a

18/02/2015

Sudan

Darfur - A brief history of Sudan's silent suffering

While Sudan’s north-south civil war was raging in 2003 – the country’s second major internal conflict since it gained independence in 1956 – worrying

18/02/2015

Libya

Italy and Arab League call for international response to boost security in Libya

The Arab League and Italy have called for urgent action to halt Libya’s slide into chaos. The UN Security Council is due to meet later tonight to

18/02/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram vows to disrupt Nigeria's March 28 election 'at any cost'

Islamist militants Boko Haram have vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s March 28 elections at any cost in a newly released video. It comes as fears grow that

18/02/2015

World

Exclusive: Sudan's Bashir on ISIL, Darfur and accusations of genocide and war crimes

In an exclusive interview with Euronews’ Mohammed Shaikhibrahim, Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir accuses Israeli and American secret services of

17/02/2015

Cameroon

African presidents create 80-million euro fund to fight Boko Haram

Presidents from ten central African states have held an emergency summit in Cameroon to create an 80-million euro fund to fight the Islamist militant

17/02/2015

Egypt

Rising tensions between Cairo and Tripoli prompt calls for intervention in Libya

Egypt is calling on the international community to intervene in Libya after its air force bombed targets in the eastern Libyan city of Darna on

17/02/2015

Sudan

Exclusive: CIA and Mossad are behind Boko Haram and ISIL, says Sudan president

The President of Sudan has warned that the fight against jihadist extremism must engage militants on an ideological level, and not solely concentrate

16/02/2015

Libya

Libya: Tripoli-based parliament condemns Egypt strikes as 'assault on sovereignty'

Libya’s Tripoli-based parliament has condemned Egypt for carrying out an air strikes in the eastern city of Derna. The raid came a day after the

16/02/2015

Libya

Egypt's bombing of ISIL in Libya shows militant threat spreading

Western concern is growing that the radical group ISIL (Islamic State) is exploiting the discord of two separate Libyan governments struggling for

16/02/2015

Egypt

Egypt bombs Islamic State militants in Libya

Egypt has bombed several Islamic State targets in Libya, reportedly killing up to 50 militants. It comes after the group released a video appearing

16/02/2015

Egypt

Egypt warns of retribution against ISIL after apparent killing of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya

Egypt’s president has warned his country will respond to the brutal killing by ISIL militants of 21 Egyptian Christians. A propaganda video

16/02/2015

Chad

Footage shows Boko Haram's latest deadly attack

For the first time, the Islamist militant group attacked a village in Chad, killing several people.

14/02/2015

Sudan

Exclusive: Sudan president challenges reports of mass rape by soldiers

The rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that more than 200 women and girls were raped by members of the Sudanese army in a 36-hour assault on

13/02/2015

Cinema

Timbuktu: a poignant drama on fundamentalist Islam

Based on real events, 'Timbuktu' by Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako is a passionate and beautifully shot film about the invasion of Mali by radical Islamists who want to impose Sharia law.

13/02/2015