USAfrica BrkNEWS: 2 explosions rock central Nigerian city of Jos

2 explosions rock central Nigerian city of Jos Special to USAfricaonline.com,  and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow USAfrica at Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 and Twitter.com/Chido247 Two blasts rocked the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, the police said,…

Nigeria: Church bombing kills 5

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a church Sunday in the Nigerian town of Potiskum, killing the priest and four other worshippers, witnesses and police told CNN.

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Tunisia declares state of emergency

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday declared a 30-day state of emergency, saying another attack such as last week's terrorist massacre at a beach hotel would "cause the country…

Leopard attacks guide at game park

A guide at South Africa's most famous national park survived a leopard attack after a tourist scared the animal away with his car, Kruger National Park said.

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Witnesses: Boko Haram attacks kill 145

At least 145 people were killed after Boko Haram militants raided three villages in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, witnesses said Thursday.

Fertile ground for jihadi recruiters

Kasserine, once famous for its central role in the Tunisian revolution, has become infamous as a pipeline of radicalized young men flocking to Syria and Libya in their thousands.

Boko Haram attacks near Borno capital

Boko Haram gunmen have been locked in a fierce battle with Nigerian troops in the country's northeast, local residents said Friday.

The Tunisian town where ISIS makes militants

Western intelligence agencies believe Tunisians head the league table of foreign fighters swelling ISIS ranks, and Tunisian authorities identify the town of Kasserine as a veritable pipeline of recruits.

As Buhari prepares fight plan, Boko Haram kills 150, including women, children in mosques

As Buhari prepares fight plan, Boko Haram kills 150, including women, children in mosques. Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men…

6 U.N. peacekeepers killed in Mali

Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed and five others were injured Thursday in an attack on their convoy in the West African nation of Mali, the United Nations said.

30 of the dead are British

Thirty of the people killed in the Tunisia beach massacre last week are UK citizens, authorities said Thursday, marking the worst terror attacks against Britons in a decade.

The ISIS terror threat

The aim of the ISIS militant group is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and Syria.

Tunisia victim dies after last ‘I love you’

As many as 30 of those killed in the terror attack in Sousse, Tunisia, are believed to have been British, according to Tunisia's Foreign Ministry. Many were pensioners, enjoying what…