The first crack of dawn had barely broken over the dusty fields of Dutsen Wori when gunfire erupted. Residents had been warned. The bandits were coming.But this tim ...

Experts provide insights into the various actors involved in Nigeria’s security challenge, their motivation and why efforts ...

Burkina Faso's junta said on Monday it had thwarted a "major plot" to sow "total chaos" that it believes originated in the ...

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting Nigerian security forces as well as Christian civilians in Nigeria’s northeastern ...

The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack ...

The Emir of Yashikira from the Baruten Local Government Area in Kwara State, Umoru Seriki, has expressed deep concern over ...

Emir of Yashikira, Umoru Seriki, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, is distressed that concerned authorities have ...

Christians in Nigeria face ongoing Islamist violence this Easter. One expert is urging the U.S. to label Nigeria a "country ...

Jihadists are assumed to be behind the recent kidnapping of a Swiss woman in Niger, the latest in a series of abductions in ...

A Newsweek-created graphic shows the various travel advisories currently in place across Africa, including the no-go zones.

Africa isn’t just being outgunned by insurgents, it’s being outmanoeuvred by its own outdated security architecture.

Security AnalystsMap of Nigeria showing Wajirko, Wulgo, Izge local government areas in Borno state. Courtesy: Segun Onibiyo (Drawn with AI).By Segun Onibiyo ...