A day after the United States announced financial bounties on Islamic terrorists in Africa, a leader of the Islamist terrorist group al-Shabab was captured in northeastern Somalia.
Abdikafi Mohamed Ali was wounded during a military raid on a terrorist safe house in Bossaso. One soldier was killed in the raid and the area has been locked down to capture the terrorists who were able to flee the home during the raid. Continue reading
The United States government is changing their tact on Islamic extremism in Africa by offering rewards for the most notorious Islamic terrorists.
A bounty of up to $23 million has been offered on information that leads to the arrest of the leader of the Boko Haram and a major al-Qaeda operative. Continue reading
The Novel Coronavirus has killed a Tunisian man in the first reported case of the virus in Africa.
The 66-year-old victim had visited Saudi Arabia where the virus is known to be active. He had been complaining of breathing problems since his return from his travels and died in a hospital. Continue reading
The head of US Africa Command (Africom) is warning that three of Africa’s largest Islamist groups are coordinating efforts and materials.
General Carter Ham, commander of Africom, cited the North African al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is sharing explosives and money with Boko Haram, the Islamic terrorist group slaughtering Christians in Nigeria. Continue reading
