The death toll from a car bomb at a marketplace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to 34 with 52 injured, said a police officer.
Many of the dead were carried away by their relatives soon after the blast, said Captain Mohamed Hussein.
Saturday, 18 February, 2017
Algeria: Algerian troops kill 14 militants in clashes in the Bouira province
Algerian troops have killed at least 14 armed militants in the past two days in an operation in an eastern region known as a former stronghold for hardline militants, the Defence Ministry said in a statement yesterday.
Troops ambushed and killed five militants on Wednesday and have since killed nine more during the operation by the army in the Bouira province, around 70 kilometres east of the capital Algiers, the statement said.
Nigeria: Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri foiled by army, deaths reported
The Nigerian Army on Thursday evening foiled a Boko Haram attack that targeted Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in the country’s north-east.
The attack according to local media sources was two-pronged. The face-to-face combat between the army and insurgents before the detonation of three suicide bombs.
Wednesday, 15 February, 2017
Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks Mifa village near Chibok
Fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) fighters on Monday invaded Mifa community in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, killing an Islamic scholar and breaking the hands of an unnamed boy.
According to eyewitnesses who spoke to The Nation, the incident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. when about 30 Boko Haram terrorists entered the village and began shooting indiscriminately.
Friday, 10 February, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Over 50 members of Kamwina Nsapu militia killed in clashes by army
Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has killed over 50 members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia in the centre of the country who were seeking to avenge the death of their leader, an opposition politician and an activist from the area say.
Hundreds have died and tens of thousands have been uprooted in central Congo in recent months in battles between security forces and the militia, whose leader Kamwina Nsapu died last August.
Wednesday, 8 February, 2017
Puntland: Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Village Hotel in Bosaso
ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack on Village Hotel in Bosaso, the commercial hub of Puntland region, that killed 4 pro-government forces on election day, Garowe Online reports.
The Islamic State (ISIS) group released on Wednesday a statement, claiming responsibility for the hotel raid, which left six people, including 2 attackers dead.
Tuesday, 7 February, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Over 40 people killed in clashes in central of the country
At least 47 people have reportedly been killed in clashes in the past three days between militias and Congolese armed forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a civil society source told Anadolu Agency.
The clashes between rebel and armed forces first erupted on Friday in the town of Luiza, in the Kasai-Central province, a member of a civil society organization said late Monday on condition of anonymity due to security reasons.