Who is Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin? Why did the group take Indian citizens hostage? Here's all you need to know.

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

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

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

Background The etymological patrimony of the word ‘cornucopia’ is typically characterised by abundance, harvest, nourishment, and plenty. Conceptually however, this treatise utilises the oxymoron, ...

Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was jailed for killing a Yemeni national, will be executed on July 16, according to a report, citing a social activist ...

JNIM, the Al-Qaeda-linked group suspected in the July 1 kidnapping of three Indians in Mali, has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks across Kayes, Diboli and Sandere that same day. With an ...

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources said on Sunday. “Officially, Wagner ...