Tag: attacks
Presidency condemns criminal attacks on journalists
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has joined the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in condemning criminal attacks on journalists while out on...
Nigerians flee armed attacks
Upwards of 65 000 people in north-eastern Nigeria fled their homes after an assault by armed groups on a border town, while apparently targeted...
Villagers killed in eastern DR Congo, Islamist militants suspected
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 53 villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province this week, a local official said.
Authorities blamed the...
Mozambique attacks on the increase
People are fleeing a surge of attacks in northern Mozambique where witnesses told of beheadings, mass kidnappings and villages burned to the ground, the...
More violence in Burkina Faso
Twenty people were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists on a gold-mining site in northern Burkina Faso, sources said.
Gunmen came to Dolmande...
Saudi oil facilities attacked
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry knocking out more than half the Kingdom’s output...
Burkina Faso attacks leave 29 dead
At least 29 people were killed in Burkina Faso’s troubled north when a food convoy and a transport truck were attacked, government said.
A...
Christians in Burkina Faso seek refuge
Concerned about a rise in violence against Christians in Burkina Faso, Pastor Jacques Ouedraogo changed the time of his Sunday service as a precaution....
Houthis threaten more drone attacks
The Iranian-aligned Houthi group threatened to launch more drone attacks after a deadly strike last week on a Yemeni government military parade, stoking tension...
IS on West Africa casualties
Islamic State claimed responsibility for five attacks in an area it calls the "State of West Africa" which saw 118 casualties last...
“State of West Africa” attacks
Islamic State claimed responsibility for five attacks in an area it calls the "State of West Africa" it said resulted in 118...
Death sentences for Egyptian church bombings
An Egyptian military court sentenced 17 people to death for involvement in bombing attacks on three churches and a police checkpoint in...
Kenya workers warned of attacks post-2007 vote violence
A group of Kenyan tea plantation workers wrote to the chief executive of Unilever saying they warned the firm's local managers they...
Israel will “regret” further attacks on Syria – Iran
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Israel will be sorry if it continues to attack Syria's army and its...
Protests, attacks continue in Basra
Basra airport was attacked with rockets after another night of protests against Iraq's political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the...
Yemen Houthis halt Red Sea attacks for two weeks
emen's Houthi group said it is unilaterally halting attacks in the Red Sea for two weeks to support peace efforts, days after...
Mozambican machete attackers will be neutralised – Nyusi
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said those responsible for deadly attacks in the north of country where gangs wielding machetes attacked police and...
Thirty-nine deaths in northern Mozambique since May
Attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique, where huge gas reserves are being developed, have killed at least 39 people and displaced...
US petroleum company staff in Mozambique under lock-down
US petroleum company Anadarko placed staff working on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in northern Mozambique under "lock-down" due to the...
Farm attack and murder numbers
It's taken 11 years but the persistence of Freedom Front Plus MPs has paid off with statistics on farm attacks and murders...
