Gunmen kidnap 80, including children, in north-west Nigeria
Bauchi, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs targeting remote villages, residents said on Saturday. Gangs of armed men have attacked hundreds of local communities across north-western Nigeria in recent years, while Islamist militants continue to stage […]
Austrian police: Possible threat to Vienna places of worship
Vienna, Austria AP Austrian police warned on Wednesday of a possible “Islamist-motivated attack” in Vienna against churches and other houses of worship, citing undisclosed information received by the country’s intelligence service. A police van drives past St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, 15th March, 2023. Austrian police are warning of a possible “Islamist-motivated […]
Essay: Another terrorist attack reminds us of the Taliban’s failure to protect Afghan citizens
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says it is “increasingly apparent that more needs to be done to hold the Taliban to account and to ensure that the lives of Hazaras and other Afghan citizens are protected”…
Eleven soldiers dead, 50 civilians missing after Burkina Faso convoy attack
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Reuters Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an attack by Islamist militants on a 150-vehicle convoy taking supplies to a town in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the government said on Tuesday. Twenty-eight people were wounded in the attack, including 20 soldiers, said the statement […]
Unidentified attackers seize control of hotel in Somali capital
Mogadishu, SomaliaReuters Unidentified armed attackers have taken control of a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, following two car bomb blasts and gunfire, police and intelligence officers said on Friday. “Two car bombs targeted Hotel Hayat. One hit a barrier near the hotel and then the other hit the gate of the hotel. We believe […]
At least 38 killed in attack on church in Nigeria during Sunday service – Catholic diocese
Abuja. Nigeria AP Gunmen with explosives killed at least 38 persons including five children in an attack on a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria, the Ondo State Catholic Diocese has told The Associated Press. Some of the dead “were taken to private hospitals and we have not been able to ascertain the number of casualties […]
UN says investigators prevented access to site of Mali killings
Dakar, SenegalReuters The United Nations is “extremely concerned” that Mali has prevented its investigators from visiting a town where local troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly killed hundreds of civilians, the world body said on Wednesday. At least 300 men are believed to have been summarily executed during a 27th to 31st March raid on […]
Burkina Faso army deposes President in West Africa’s latest coup
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Burkina Faso’s army said on Monday it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country’s borders. The announcement cited the deterioration of the security situation and what the army described as Kabore’s inability to unite the West African nation and effectively […]
Conflict in Burkina Faso: Islamist extremist groups expand control to new fronts
SAM MEDNICK, of Associated Press, reports on the expanding conflict in the West African nation…
Thousands protest in Burkina Faso over jihadist attacks
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters Thousands took to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday to call for a tougher government response to a wave of jihadist attacks that has destabilised the West African country in recent years. Some had travelled hundreds of kilometres to attend the opposition-led demonstration in Ouagadougou, where protesters waved the red […]