170 hostages have been taken at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali. Jihadist terrorists stormed the hotel this morning and have already killed 3 people.
The hotel is regularly used by tourists and airline crews including Air France.
Friday, 20 November, 2015
Mali: Jihadist terrorists storm Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako with 170 people taken in hostage
Wednesday, 18 November, 2015
South Sudan: South Sudan National Liberation Movement (SSNLM) armed group in talks with Government to end hostilities
An armed group in Western Equatoria state said yesterday they have entered negotiations with national authorities to bring peace to the region.
Victor Wanga, the commander of the South Sudan National Liberation Movement (SSNLM) with headquarters in Yambio county, said they signed a preliminary agreement Monday aimed at ending hostilities with the government.
He said the SSNLM took up arms to force the government to listen to their grievances because their views were ignored when aired peacefully.
Nigeria: 32 dead and 80 hurt after an explosion in Yola city, blamed Boko Haram terrorists
At least 32 people are dead and about 80 people are hurt after an explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola, according to various reports.
The blast took place at a fruit and vegetable market near a main road, Al Jazeera reports.
Tuesday, 17 November, 2015
Egypt: 24 Islamic State militants killed in Sinai
Egyptian security forces have shot dead 24 Islamic State militants in central Sinai, 70 kilometres from the crash site of a Russian airliner the group says it brought down, security sources say.
They said on Monday that security forces killed the militants as they hid inside a cave in a mountainous area and that they captured eight other militants.
Monday, 16 November, 2015
Ethiopia: The secret war in Ogaden
Ethiopia. Once synonymous with starving children and deadly droughts, the country is today a bastion of stability in the turbulent Horn of Africa. Landlocked between unruly Somalia and despotic Eritrea, it has become a darling of Western powers and an paragon of economic development. Except: According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, because of a war you’ve likely never heard of, 413,400 Ethiopians are internally displaced.
Sunday, 15 November, 2015
Libya: U.S. airstrike kills ISIS leader in Libya
The U.S. military on Friday killed the senior ISIS leader in Libya, the Pentagon said.
Abu Nabil, an Iraqi national and longtime al-Qaeda operative, was taken out in an airstrike authorized and initiated prior to the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night, said Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook.
Friday, 13 November, 2015
Nigeria: Nigerian troops rescue over 60 people from Boko Haram terrorists
Nigerian troops killed four suspected Boko Haram suspects and set free 61 people, mainly women and children, held by the jihadist group in the flashpoint northeastern Borno state, the army said Thursday.
In an operation, troops under air cover cleared Boko Haram camps “and in the process rescued 61 persons abducted and held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists,” the army said in a statement.