Terrorism
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:00
Armed group claims responsibility for kidnapping 276 girls in Nigeria and threatens to "sell them in the marketplace".
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:58
At least seven people were killed Saturday (May 3rd), among them a prominent Somali official, in a bomb attack by al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu, Somali security officials said.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:57
A string of deadly terrorist attacks that struck Nairobi and Mombasa at the weekend left at least six victims dead, scores wounded and Kenyan citizens wondering if the country's security forces will ever be able to stem the growing problem of insecurity.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:56
The United States has expressed outrage at the kidnap of over 200 girls from a school in Chibok, Borno State.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:49
No one disputes that Kenya has a serious problem with domestic terrorism. This weekend was further proof, if any was needed: another seven people dead, and scores injured in four separate attacks.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:44
The US says it considers the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Islamist militants "an outrage" and is offering help to try to rescue them.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:42
A woman leading protests over the abduction of more than 200 girls in Nigeria has been detained on the orders of the president's wife, activists say.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:33
Three people were killed and at least 60 more wounded, some of them critically, after two explosions targeted buses travelling on a highway in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, local police said.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:26
A suspected car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja on Thursday, killing at least 15 people a week before the city was to host a conference of leaders and business executives focused on Africa's growth prospects, witnesses said.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:25
Warning issued of plan to attack a Sheraton hotel in Nigeria's main commercial hub by 'groups associated with terrorism'