Around 20 people in east-central Burkina Faso have been killed in attacks by suspected jihadists, sources said on...
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Algeria says army officer killed in clash with Islamists
An Algerian army officer has been killed in a clash with suspected Islamists during an operation southwest of the...
Tunisia: Five killed in terror attack on Jewish community in Djerba
By Fethi Belaid and Akim Rezgui: Tunisia's small Jewish community was in shock and mourning Wednesday after a bloody...
Sahel: Security forces free Mali official from jihadists
Bamako, Feb 20, 2019 (AFP) - A senior government official and a journalist abducted by suspected jihadists in Mali...
Egypt: Terror attack in Cairo kills three policemen
Cairo, Feb 19, 2019 - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of ancient Islamic Cairo, killing...
Tunisian oil workers kidnapped in Libya freed
Tripoli, Feb 17, 2019 - Fourteen Tunisian oil workers kidnapped in Libya were freed Sunday night after three days in...
Libya: US hits al-Qaeda position near Ubari
Feb 14, 2019 - The US carried out an air strike against Islamist group Al-Qaeda in southern Libya on Wednesday night,...
Niger: Suspected Jihadis strike in southwest Niger, kill three
Feb 13, 2019 - Two policemen and a civilian were killed on Wednesday in a village in remote southwestern Niger, a...
Morocco: Police arrest three foreign nationals suspected to have links to Islamic State
Rabat, Feb 12, 2019 - Moroccan authorities said Tuesday they had arrested three French nationals suspected of links to...
Libya: New offensive of self-proclaimed Marshal Haftar further destabilizes southern regions
Libya, Feb 7, 2019 - A military push in southern Libya which strongman Khalifa Haftar says is aimed at rooting out...
Sahel: French fighter jets hit rebels entering Chad from Libya
Paris, Feb 6, 2019 (AFP) - French warplanes have carried out fresh attacks against an armed convoy which crossed into...
Burkina Faso: Jihadi attack on Yatenga, near Mali, leaves 14 people dead
Ouagadougou, Feb 4, 2019 - Fourteen civilians were killed in a jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso near the Mali...
Niger: US military to help Niger confront Boko Haram incursions and attacks
Niamey, Feb 4, 2019 - The United States turned over a communications and operations centre to the Niger army on Monday...
Sahel: Burkina Faso braces for more attacks on mines, asks industry to up security posture
Ouagadougou, Feb 1, 2019 - Authorities in Burkina Faso told mining companies on Friday to toughen up "anti-jihadist"...
Libya-based Chadian rebels cross border to Chad, get bombed by French Air Force
Paris, Feb 4, 2019 - French warplanes on Sunday struck twice to halt an armed group that crossed into northern Chad...
Niger: Boko Haram attacks Boso, kills four
Niamey, Jan 29, 2019 - Boko Haram militants have shot dead at least four people in a town in Niger near the border...
Mali: Two peacekeepers killed by mine in Mopti
Bamako, Jan 25, 2019 - Two UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka died and six wounded in central Mali Friday when their...
Algeria: More discoveries of war-grade weapons in southern provinces, two insurgents killed
The North Africa Journal: Threat and security assessment and tracking company MEA Risk LLC said the Algerian...
Libya: AP photographer Mohamed Ben Khalifa killed in Tripoli clash
Tripoli, Jan 19, 2019 (AFP) - A Libyan photographer who worked for Associated Press news agency was killed Saturday...
Mali: Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the Aguelhok attack
[email_link] Bamako, Jan 20, 2019 (AFP) - Jihadist gunmen killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25...
Mali: Attack on base in Aguelhok claims ten peacekeepers, injures 25
Editor note: Death toll updated to ten peacekeepers and 25 injured Sunday, per the UN as reported by AFP. Bamako, Jan...
Sahel: Canadian geologist kidnapped in Burkina Faso found dead
Ouagadougou, Jan 17, 2019 (AFP) - A Canadian geologist kidnapped at a remote gold mine in northeast Burkina Faso by...
Sahel: Attack near Mali-Niger border leaves scores dead
Bamako, Jan 16, 2019 - At least 10 people were killed by "terrorists" in northeastern Mali, including members of an...
Libya: Southwest Libya braces for more violence as Haftar prepares to bomb insurgent positions
Jan 16, 2019 - The forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday announced a military operation to "purge" ...
Libya: Chaos and more deaths in Tripoli
The North Africa Journal with AFP – January 16, 2919: Just as the UN warned against escalating violence in the Libyan...
Tunisia court sentences Jihadists to death over killing of soldiers in 2015
Tunis, Jan 12, 2019 (AFP) - A Tunisian court has sentenced 41 jihadists to death over an attack that killed 15...
Egypt deports second German alleged ‘jihadist’
Berlin, Jan 14, 2019 (AFP) - Egypt has deported the second of two young German men who were arrested last month as...
Egypt: Six suspected militants killed by police in Sohag
Cairo, Jan 12, 2019 (AFP) - Egyptian police killed six suspected Islamist militants in a shootout early Saturday in...
Egypt arrests two Germans suspected to be joining Islamic State
Cairo, Jan 11, 2019 - Egypt has arrested two German nationals on suspicion they tried to join an Islamic State group...
Libya: Belgium and the fueling of illegal arms market and human trafficking ($)
Up to 5 billion euros belonging to the Libyan Investment Authority have vanished from Belgian banks. On 30 October,...
Tunisia: Four Jihadists sentenced to death for beheading of shepherd
Tunis, Jan 9, 2019 - A Tunisian court has convicted dozens of jihadists over the 2015 murder of a teenage shepherd,...
Egypt police officer killed defusing church bomb
Cairo, Jan 6, 2019 (AFP) - A policeman was killed while trying to dismantle an explosive device outside a Coptic...
Morocco: Killing of two tourists prompts Western authorities to caution their citizens when traveling to Morocco
Morocco has long been one of the most sheltered areas in North Africa from terror activity, largely due to the...
Algeria’s other military campaigns
The North Africa Journal - 8 November 2018: MEA Risk LLC says that for the period of 1 to 7 November 2018, there were...
Presentation: The sources of instability in the Sahel
The North Africa Journal - June 5, 2018: This is a presentation made by MEA Risk Analyst and North Africa Journal...
Libya: Nothing new achieved in yet another Paris conference on Libya
By Arezki Daoud, MEA Risk Lead Analyst - May 31, 2018: The headlines in some of the world’s media read as if something...
Violence escalates in the Sahel, surge of communal conflicts
The North Africa Journal - May 31, 2018: Violence in Mali continues to escalate, making dozens of deaths, including...
Libya: Haftar seeks to degrade Chadian mercenaries in Southern Libya
The North Africa Journal- April 4, 2018: The air force controlled by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has been targeting...
Mali: Five killed as insurgents attack two villages in Koro
MEA Risk LLC: Five civilians were killed, and four others were wounded on 18 February....
Algerian army loses two more soldiers in new attack, puts troops on high alert along Mali border
MEA Risk LLC: On 19 February, two Algerian soldiers were killed, and a third one was wounded after a roadside bomb...
Tunisia: Difficult Road to Stability
The North Africa Journal - February 13, 2018: Tunisia continues to face several pain points that the government is...
The Jihadists are back
The North Africa Journal - 22 November, 2017: Although authorities have so far been able to contain the militant...
As Algeria ups its defensive capabilities, North Africa braces for an influx of new insurgents
The North Africa Journal - September 7, 2017: Over the past 20 years, the Algerian defense system has been largely...