Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

Indian nationals abducted while Mali’s army and armed groups clash, raising concerns crisis could resonate beyond Sahel.

Gunmen in the West African country of Niger have killed 13 people in the latest of a string of attacks in the region. The ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are fighting an insurgency linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) that began in northern ...

Mali: Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM Group Targets Multiple Military Sites | Firstpost Africa | N18G A wave of coordinated attacks by ...

In Africa’s turbulent Sahel region, the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadist group is expanding its influence by repeated massacres, ...

Mali: Al-Qaeda Linked JNIM Kidnaps 3 Indians; Modi Govt Expresses Concern | Firstpost Africa | N18G The Indian External Affairs Ministry has said that three Indians were abducted amid a series of ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, ...

Terror financing watchdog FATF in its latest report says that these groups have begun operating via ‘regional hubs’, employ ...

Three Indian nationals have been kidnapped by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in the West African nation of Mali.

As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out attacks.