Suspected Islamists kill 21 civilians in eastern Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 21 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local human rights group and a witness said on Monday.
#islamist #congo #democraticrepublicofcongo

Mozambique gas bonanza in limbo as Islamist insurgency simmers

Southern African nations are considering extending the deployment of troops fighting an Islamic State-linked insurgency in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province that prompted TotalEnergies to stall a $20 billion (about R292 billion) natural gas project.
#mozambique #gas #islamistinsurgency

Tunisia releases ex-justice minister from house arrest

A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released on Tuesday but remains under investigation on "terrorism" charges, the government said.
#tunisia #islamist #terrorismcharges

Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages

Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two local human rights groups said on Wednesday.
#islamists #congo

Detained Tunisian politician hospitalised 'in critical condition'

Detained Tunisian politician Noureddine Bhiri has been rushed to hospital in a "critical condition", activists and lawmakers said on Sunday. Bhiri, a 63-year-old former justice minister and deputy president of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party opposed to President Kais Saied, was arrested on Friday.
#tunisia #kaissaied #ennahdha

Egyptian Court Sentences 22 Jihadists To Death By Hanging

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging 22 Islamist militants for 54 attacks including the attempted assassination of a former interior minister. The men were found guilty of committing 54 "terrorist operations" across Egypt, including the murder of a senior police officer as well as trying to kill former interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim.
#egypt

Gunmen kill up to 15 soldiers in south west Niger

Gunmen killed up to 15 soldiers in an attack on a military outpost in a remote part of southwest Niger where Islamist militants operate, officials and security sources said. The attackers raided the post in the village of Anzourou near the border with Mali on Thursday evening, officials said.
#niger #mali #islamistmilitants

'We will come after you': Ramaphosa warns jihadists in Mozambique at Samora Machel memorial

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of the death of Mozambique's first president Samora Machel, vowing to go after Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc in the north of the country.
#cyrilramaphosa #mozambique #jihadists

'Don't wait for death and surrender,' Mozambique President tells insurgents after key militant killed

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi urged Islamist militants in its far north to surrender on Monday, saying they had nowhere to run, after allied Rwandan, Mozambican and southern African forces pushed them out of territory they had been occupying.
#mozambique #filipenyusi #MissSouthAfrica