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Al-Qaeda-Linked JNIM Launches Deadly Assaults on Boulikessi and Timbuktu as Mali’s Security Crumbles

An al-Qaeda-affiliated group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for two coordinated attacks on Malian military positions in Boulikessi and Timbuktu, further highlighting the deteriorating security situation…

Africa News Now June 2, 2025

ANN Central Africa Eastern Africa

U.S. Scales Back Development Role in Africa, Urges Local Forces to Lead Security Amid Rising Extremist Threats

The U.S. military is shifting its Africa strategy, reducing its traditional focus on governance and development support, and instead urging African partners to assume greater responsibility for their own security.…

Africa News Now May 26, 2025

ANN West Africa

Nigerian Army Eliminates Terror Leader Bello Turji in Major Airstrike in Sokoto

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist commander, following a precision airstrike in Sokoto State as part of Operation Fajing Yamma. The air raid,…

Africa News Now May 19, 2025

ANN West Africa

Twelve Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Tillabéry Ambush Amid Ongoing Anti-Jihadist Operations

Twelve Nigerien soldiers were killed after a terrorist ambush targeted a military patrol in the volatile Tillabéry region, the government announced. The attack, carried out by insurgents hiding among civilian…

Africa News Now April 28, 2025