Violence by Islamist extremists in Africa reached a record high last year. Now, the Islamic State is using those attacks to project an image of strength.
The Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate has fallen, its fighters have dispersed and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed.
Syed Waseem Rizvi, an Indian Shi’ite leader known for issuing provocative statements against the majority Sunni Muslim leadership to gain favor with the country’s Hindu rightwing, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India seeking the removal of 26 verses of the Koran on the grounds that the verses spread extremism among Indian Muslims.
The mid-air explosion of a Nigerian military jet shown in a video released by Boko Haram was faked, according to a CNN analysis.
Conflicting reports had emerged in Nigeria over the video of a downed plane, after the country’s air force disputed claims from Boko Haram that its militants shot down a jet.
Senegal will open a consulate in Western Sahara on Monday, joining other African and Arab countries in supporting Morocco’s claim to the disputed territory, two official sources said.
The consulate will be opened by the Moroccan and Senegalese foreign ministers in the Atlantic city of Dakhla, making Senegal the 22nd nation to establish a diplomatic mission in the territory, the sources said.
The European Union on Sunday called for the departure of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, describing it as a “precondition” for a return to stability in the war-torn country.
At a news conference in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, EU Council President Charles Michel described the appointment of a transitional government earlier this year as a “historic moment.” The government is meant to shepherd the country through until general elections on Dec. 24.
French energy major Total has withdrawn all its staff from its Afungi natural gas site in northern Mozambique, two sources said on Friday, as clashes between Islamic State-linked fighters and the military rage nearby.
The company, which last week called off the planned resumption of construction at the $20 billion development due to the violence, declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.
A new round of talks between three African nations began Saturday, officials said, aimed at resolving a yearslong dispute over a giant dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary.
The three-day talks are taking place in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the current chair of the African Union. The AU is mediating the negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Le 24 mars, un raid revendiqué par l’organisation Etat islamique a fait plusieurs dizaines de morts dans la ville de Palma, à quelques kilomètres des installations du groupe français.
Le groupe français Total a évacué tout le personnel de son site gazier dans le nord-est du Mozambique, neuf jours après l’attaque djihadiste dans la commune de Palma, et le projet de plusieurs milliards d’euros était, vendredi 2 avril, complètement à l’arrêt.
Au moins six supplétifs civils engagés dans la lutte antijihadiste ont été tués jeudi soir dans une embuscade dans le nord du Burkina Faso, a appris vendredi l’AFP de sources sécuritaire et locale.
“Un groupe est tombé dans une embuscade ce jeudi soir dans la commune de Dablo, six éléments (civils) ont été tués et un autre a été blessé”, a affirmé un des responsables des Volontaires pour la défense de la patrie (VDP), des civils recrutés pour lutter contre les jihadistes.
