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US Treasury Department designates Islamic State facilitators across Africa
Yesterday, the US Treasury Department sanctioned three Islamic State facilitators based in Zambia, Uganda, and South Africa. The three have operated as part of a coordinated network that moves money between Islamic State franchises in Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Mozambique.
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Analysis: U.S. Military kills key Islamic State leader in Africa
U.S. Special Operations Forces killed Bilal al-Sudani, a key Islamic State operative responsible for coordinating the group’s finances and activities across central, eastern, and southern Africa (and beyond).
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U.S. Treasury Designates Four ISIS Financiers in South Africa
Four ISIS money men were sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for providing material support to Islamic State branches across Africa.
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Islamic State claims first attack in Mozambique
It is not immediately clear if today’s statement represents a legitimate claim from Mozambique.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Hostage, Nearly Released on Ransom, Dies During Raid
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African Union
Africa: AU Member States’ Reluctance to Transform State Broadcaster Undermines Good Governance
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African Union
Central African Republic falling into anarchy
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Kenya
Samantha Lewthwaite ‘received British passport before going on run’
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Burundi
‘White Widow’ Lewthwaite ‘Key’ In Al Shabaab
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South Africa
Authorities raised South Africa’s terror alert level after learning that wanted British terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite had spied on embassies in Pretoria early this year. A convicted fraudster said he had helped process over 3 000 fake IDs and passports from al Qaeda-linked networks such as Shabaab and Soldiers of Islam, and that Lewthwaite’s fake documents were among them. A weapons cache containing assault rifles and smoke grenades was found in a field in Limpopo.
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda: Alive and well in South Africa
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Central African Republic
France sends troops to Central African Republic to stem rebel insurgency
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda targets French citizens abroad as no-go zones grow
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Central African Republic
Cease-fire Brokered in Central African Republic
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Plan to Combat Mali’s Militants Finds Few Takers
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United States
Study Ranks Countries on Nuclear Security
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Afghanistan
Mao’s Rockets and the Eastern Afghan Border War, Part I
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Nigeria
Africa Rising: Nigeria plans to build nuclear power plants
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Algeria
China offered Gadhafi huge stockpiles of arms: Libyan memos
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Al Qaeda
Terrorists drawn to South African passports
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Russia
Somaliland frees Russians over weapons for Puntland
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South Africa
US warns of World Cup terrorism in South Africa
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South Africa
Interrogations of the al Qaeda member planning the World Cup attacks revealed that the terror group planned to use cars bombs laced with rat poison, then gunmen would kill those aiding the wounded. It is reported that they planned to strike during the Denmark v. Netherlands match and use car bombs if they could not kill the players themselves.
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Nigeria
Africa looks to nuclear power
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Iran
Revealed: hand of Iran behind Britons’ Baghdad kidnapping
