Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters confirmed Tuesday that joint Nigeria-US AFRICOM operations killed 175 ISIS fighters in the north-east, including deputy ISWAP leader Abu Bakr al-Mainuki — the most significant counterterror breakthrough in over a decade. Somalia’s constitutional crisis deepened as President Mohamud’s term expired May 15 with election talks collapsed. South Africa’s Q1 unemployment rose to 32.7% Tuesday, undercutting Ramaphosa’s “definitive recovery” claim. The AES Sahel offensive intensified as ISIS pivots to Africa — 86% of its global activity in Q1 2026. Côte d’Ivoire cocoa traceability stuck at 48% before the EUDR December deadline. Brent at $111.22 and gold at $4,503 […]

The Nigerian military has announced the elimination of more than 20 suspected ISIS/ISWAP fighters in fresh coordinated airstrike operations carried out with the support of the…

The US Africa Command said on Monday that it had carried out additional airstrikes against ISIS in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday in coordination with the

U.S. Africa Command released footage of recent airstrikes in Nigeria that killed over 20 ISIS militants, an operation aimed at weakening the terror group.

The US Africa Command said on Monday it had carried out additional airstrikes against Daesh targets in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, in coordination with the Nigerian…

The Sunday strikes concluded a busy week for AFRICOM in Nigeria, after a Saturday operation killed Abu-Bilal al Minuki, ISIS’s second in command.

Ongoing operation follows killing of Islamic State's second-in-command, Abu Bilal al-Minuki, a Nigerian citizen

ALBAWABA- Nigerian forces, working in coordination with the United States military, have killed 175 Islamic State (ISIS)-linked militants, including sev

Abd-al Wahhab, a senior leader of the group responsible for coordinating attacks and distributing propaganda, was among those “eliminated from the battlefield,” officials say.

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters confirmed Tuesday that joint Nigeria-US AFRICOM operations killed 175 ISIS fighters in the north-east, including deputy ISWAP leader Abu Bakr…