Three people were killed and five wounded in a surprise attack launched by militants on Sunday in the Libyan city of Sabratha.
The al-Wadi brigade said that three militants wee killed and five others wounded in the assault.
Monday, 5 November, 2018
Libya: 3 killed and injured in clashes between al-Wadi brigade and militants in Sabratha
Monday, 29 October, 2018
Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force repels Boko Haram attack at Gashigar
The Nigerian Air Force, working in concert with the Nigerien Air Force provided support for Nigerian ground forces at the weekend and thwarted a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) attack at Gashigar in Borno.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, in a statement on Sunday said the operation was carried out on Saturday.
Saturday, 27 October, 2018
Somalia: Somali states to form a joint force to fight al-Shabaab
Federal Member States in Somalia have announced the creation of a new force to fight the activities of al-Shabaab in the country.
According to a communiqué released on Thursday, Somalia’s Council of Interstate Cooperation has agreed to draw 1,000 soldiers from each Federal Member State, to “integrate and train them together for smooth, seamless and unified offensive against terrorists”.
Friday, 26 October, 2018
Ethiopia: Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and Ethiopian government agree to end conflict
In a meeting that took place on the 21stof October, members of the ONLF and the Ethiopian government (EPRDF) agreed to put an end to existing animosity after one of the longest running conflicts in Africa.
The two bodies agreed to respect one another, acknowledging the rights granted by the Ethiopian Constitution to all parties.
Tuesday, 23 October, 2018
Somaliland: Over 50 killed and more than 120 wounded in clashes between clans
Fighting between clans in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region has killed more than 50 people, a witness at the scene and an official in neighboring Puntland said on Tuesday.
“There has been fierce clan fighting yesterday and today. Over 50 people died but they have not been buried because the fighting is still going on,” Ahmed Ismail told Reuters from Dhumey village.
Monday, 22 October, 2018
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels kill 15 civilians and threaten ebola containment efforts again
Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the center of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo’s military said Sunday. The violence has threatened to again force the suspension of crucial virus contamination efforts.
The Allied Democratic Forces rebels, a Ugandan Islamist militant group active in the area since the 1990s, attacked Congolese army positions and several neighborhoods of Beni on Saturday and into Sunday, Capt. Mak Hazukay Mongha told The Associated Press.
Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
Somalia: US says airstrike killed 60 al-Shabaab fighters
The US military said Tuesday that an October 12 US “precision airstrike” near Harardhere, Somalia killed some 60 al Qaeda-affiliated fighters.
“We currently assess this airstrike killed approximately 60 terrorists,” US Africa Command which oversees US military operations on the continent said in a statement.