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…

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.