Over 100 Boko Haram militants were killed in an attack against the barracks of the Nigerian army in Goniri area of ​​Yobe state early Wednesday, a military spokesman said. Seven soldiers were killed while nine others were wounded in the attack, Colonel Sani Usman said. “On the last count more …

Mali’s government and a major Tuareg-led rebel alliance exchanged prisoners this week, the two sides and a UN source have said, in a move hailed as a step forward for the country’s fledgling peace process. A total of 47 prisoners were traded between the government and the Coordination of Movements …

Tunisia’s prime minister said on Saturday (Oct 3) that his country is joining the US-led military coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq mainly to “exchange information”. IS claimed an attack that killed 38 foreign tourists at a seaside resort near Sousse in June, and authorities …