Ugandan rebels wielding machetes and axes have killed 36 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities say.
The raid in the area of Beni in North Kivu province was confirmed by a military spokesman and a local official.
Sunday, 7 December, 2014
Democratic Republic of Congo: ADF-NALU Ugandan rebels wielding machetes kill 36 people in North Kivu
Saturday, 6 December, 2014
Somalia: Suspected al-Shabaab twin bombings in Baidoa targeted popular restaurant
The assault in Baidoa began Friday evening when a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the popular National Bar and Restaurant, a locale frequented by locals and journalists. BBC Somalia reported the dead included two journalists with London-based Somali TV organizations.
Approximately 10 minutes after the attack, a car bomb exploded nearby.
Tuesday, 2 December, 2014
Libya: Libyan warplane attacks arms depot of Islamist militias in Zuwara
A Libyan national army warplane Tuesday bombed an ammunition depot in an Islamist militants-controlled area, according to a military source.
The source told Xinhua that a MiG-21 fighter carried out an airstrike against an ammunition storage site in the town of Zuwarah, some 120 km west of capital Tripoli. There were no casualties.
Kenya: Al-Shabaab militants kill 36 workers in Kenya beheading some
Al-Shabaab militants from Somalia killed 36 quarry workers in northern Kenya on Tuesday, prompting Kenya’s president to announce a security shakeup, firing his interior minister and accepting the resignation of the national police chief.
President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed an opposition politician and retired army general, Joseph Nkaissery, as the new interior minister in charge of security.
Sunday, 30 November, 2014
Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram militants raid Christian town of Shani in northern Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants, who arrived on motorcycles throwing bombs, raided a mostly Christian town in Nigeria’s northeast after nightfall on Saturday, residents and a military source said.
Residents said scores of people had been killed in the town of Shani, but a police source said they had been unable to verify the death toll as communications to the town had been largely cut off.
South Sudan: Heavy fighting erupted in Fangak County after government troops launched successful attacks
Heavy fighting between government and rebel forces broke out in Fangak County, Jonglei State, late Friday with both sides using heavy artilleries, the South Sudan News Agency has learned.
The latest fighting casts doubts on the success of the ongoing peace talks in Ethiopia.
Saturday, 29 November, 2014
Nigeria: At least 120 dead and 270 wounded in suicide attack on a mosque, suspected Boko Haram islamists
At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers at the mosque of one of Nigeria’s top Islamic leaders.
The attack at the Grand Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the mainly Muslim north of the country, came just as Friday prayers had started.