Tag: jihadists
Nigeria to use intel from U.S. reconnaissance flights to fight jihadists
Nigeria's air force will take the lead from the United States after Washington's Christmas Day strikes on jihadists,…
Nigeria’s “repentant” bandits resume attacks in Kaduna, other communities
Residents of Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas issued a distress call, urging authorities to investigate the resurgence…
Thousands of Nigerians flee to Cameroon after jihadist raid
Thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria have crossed into Cameroon following a raid by Boko Haram jihadists that…
Update: “Bandits” kill 50 at a mosque in Nigeria; 60 injured
UPDATE: The death toll from a recent attack (on Tuesday August 19, 2025) by bandits/gunmen on a mosque…
Gunmen kill 27, burn houses in Nigeria’s Plateau State
Gunmen killed 27 people in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, in the latest bout of violence in the restive…
Mali military bases hit in suspected Jihadist assaults
Armed militants suspected to be jihadists mounted simultaneous assaults on several Malian military installations in the early hours…
Jihadists, Boko Haram in Nigeria using TikTok to spread ideology, recruit fighters
USAfricaoline.com Jihadist groups including Boko Haram are increasing in numbers and strength in northeastern Nigeria, and using social…
TY Danjuma and the Frankenstein Lamentations of Nigeria’s retired generals. By Chiedozie Ogbonnia
Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, public affairs commentator, is a contributing analyst to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first…
Jihadists kill 11 soldiers at military base in Nigeria
Fighters affiliated to the Islamic State group killed at least 11 soldiers in an attack on their base…
Jihadists from abroad pour into Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
By Antonio Cascais/Deutsche Welle (Bonn) Since the beginning of 2024, Mozambique's northernmost province of Cabo Delgado has been…
15 killed by jihadists-terrorists at Catholic mass
At least, fifteen worshipers were killed and two were injured by suspected jihadists during a mass this Sunday…
Stop rampant killings, or Nigeria “will become another Somalia” -warns Plateau Gov
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. The Governor…