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Al Qaeda
Marrakesh blast was remote-controlled bomb: France
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Libya
Gadhafi girds for long survival battle
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda acquiring weapons in Libya:Algerian official
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Al Qaeda
Does al Qaeda have some Libyan missiles?
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Burkina Faso
Why Libya’s unrest could threaten the Sahel region
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Niger
Police suspect al Qaeda was involved in a bombing at a Peoples Democratic Party rally in Suleja two weeks ago that killed 11 people. Police found information on a suspect’s cell phone that may link him to the terror group.
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Niger
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed it is responsible for the kidnapping of two Frenchman in the capital of Niamey. The two men were killed during a raid by French commandos along the Niger-Mali border.
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Niger
Niger kidnappings show terror’s spread
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Al Qaeda
France: Sahel no longer safe after al Qaeda attack
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Al Qaeda
Mali tackles al Qaeda and drug traffic
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Al Qaeda
France lashes out at al-Qaida message on hostages
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Al Qaeda
Algeria to arm civilians against Islamist militants
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
North African states at risk of being overrun by al-Qaeda
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Algeria
‘Emir of the south’ Abu Zeid poised to take over al-Qaeda in NW Africa
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda in North Africa seen as key Europe threat
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Al Qaeda
Sahara army chiefs meet to draft anti-Qaeda plan
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda warns against rescue attempt of French hostages
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Al Qaeda
An Al Qaeda affiliate getting rich in Niger
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida claims kidnapping of 5 French in Niger
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Niger
One hundred French military anti-terror specialists have landed in Niger to aid authorities in freeing five French nationals abducted last Thursday. The soldiers entered Niger after a 25-year absence as officials gave consent for the French to deploy “personnel” and “aircraft” to free the hostages. This deployment comes after a French government spokesman pledged that “France will do everything to free the hostages.”
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Niger
The French nuclear firm Areva and construction company Vinci are pulling their foreign staff from northern Niger in response to the suspected Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb kidnappings. France believes the five hostages have been moved from Niger to Mali.
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Niger
Five French nationals and two African nationals working for the nuclear company Areva and a subcontracter of the French construction company Vinci have been kidnapped from their companies staff compound in the northern town of Arlit. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb-linked mercenaries are being blamed for the abductions. Taureg rebels have kidnapped French workers in the past and AQIM has pledged to step up their abductions of French nationals.
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Niger
Photos have been released of the French and Algerian nationals abducted by elements of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb near Inabangaret, Niger. Michel Germaneau is retired and president of an association in northern Niger. Ouaghi Abidin is from Tamanrasset, the location of the new joint anti-terror headquarters for Saharan states. AQIM has not yet confirmed the abduction.
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Niger
A French tourist and his Algerian driver have been kidnapped by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in northern Niger, near the border of Mali and Algeria. They were seized near Tiguidan Tessoun. The tourist had not declared his travel itinerary to security forces. The French government is investigating the abduction.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
African army chiefs unite against desert terrorism
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Nigeria
Africa looks to nuclear power
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Nigeria forced to deal with revival of Islamist group Boko Haram
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Niger
Suspected Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters have attacked a Nigerian military outpost along the border with Mali. At least five Nigerian soldiers were killed and wounded along with three assailants in the attack in the Tilwa Banibangou area before the fighters retreated into Mali.
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Niger
President Mamadou Tandja has been overthrown in a coup by a group dubbed the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD). The men, presented as military officers, seized Tandja at his weekly cabinet meeting and have taken him to a nearby military barracks in the capital, Niamey. The coup risks further undermining the political authority needed to fight against Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
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Niger
Clashes near the Mali border between Niger authorities and an unidentified group have left nine gunmen, seven Niger soldiers, and a civilian dead. The authorities captured vehicles, guns, and ammunition. The clashes come days after two gunmen were killed by authorities. The crackdown on rebels and bandits was prompted by the attempted kidnapping of six Saudi tourists that left three dead.
