Somali-US air strike kills 12
Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday.
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Dozens kidnapped in Mali
Suspected jihadists abducted dozens of civilians after holding up a bus in the centre of jihadist-rocked Mali, an eyewitness and local sources said Thursday.
Somali govt claims 70 Al-Shabaab killed
More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday....
Mali gold mine accident kills at least 48: sources
At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP.
Suspected jihadist attack kills 32 in Mali
A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by Malian soldiers and Russia鈥檚 Wagner mercenaries has killed 32 people in northern Mali, officials said on Saturday.
US strikes in Somalia neutralise 鈥榢ey鈥� IS figures
The government of Somalia鈥檚 semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed 鈥榢ey figures鈥� in the Islamic State group.
BPC to buy diesel from India
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has decided to import 1,30,000 tonnes of diesel from India鈥檚 Numaligarh Refinery Limited at an estimated cost of Tk 1,137 crore...
Mali junta chief hosts Sudan鈥檚 de facto leader
The head of Mali鈥檚 ruling junta met Saturday with the de facto leader of Sudan, with both putschists in the grip of military struggles at home....
Ethiopia backs new peacekeeping force in Somalia
Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.
At least 7 killed in Mali attack
At least seven people were killed Sunday in an attack in central Mali, the local diocese and a civil society organisation told AFP....
Somali pirates demand ransom for Chinese vessel
Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing boat have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on Saturday...
UN mission hands over last camp to Mali authorities
The former UN mission in Mali on Friday handed over its last camp to the junta-led authorities, who pushed the peacekeepers out of the crisis-racked country last year, an AFP journalist said.
UN mission in Mali鈥檚 withdrawal complete by mid-Nov
The UN鈥檚 mission in Mali, forced to pull out of the crisis-wracked country last year, will be completely gone by mid-November, the ruling junta said.
Hunger deaths 鈥榣ikely鈥� in Gaza, Sudan, Mali, Haiti: UN
UN food agencies warned Thursday of deadly hunger levels in 16 鈥榟unger hotspots鈥� in coming months, with the Palestinian territories, Sudan and South Sudan, Mali and Haiti of most concern.
40 killed in attack on army in Chad
An attack by jihadist group Boko Haram on the Chadian army killed around 40 people overnight near the Nigerian border, the government and local sources said Monday...
BSEC begins probe into alleged stock rigging by Salman, S Alam
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday launched an investigation into allegations of stock market anomalies by Salman F Rahman, private industries and...
32 killed in Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu beach
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 32 people and wounding scores more, in one of the deadliest attacks...
Libya repatriates 369 Nigeria and Mali migrants
Libya repatriated Tuesday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official...
Mali rebels claim victory over govt, Russian allies
A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition on Sunday claimed a major victory over the Malian army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in...
Somalia cafe attack kills nine during Euro final
The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia鈥檚 capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with...
8 killed in Mogadishu prison gunfire
Five inmates said to be from Somalia鈥檚 Al-Shabaab jihadist group and three guards were killed in a blaze of gunfire during an attempted breakout from the main prison in the...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger junta chiefs to hold first summit Saturday
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien authorities said....
Suspected jihadist attack in Mali kills over 20 civilians
An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed over 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region....
Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Panama, Somalia become Security Council members
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.
Sailors of Bangladesh ship hijacked by Somali pirates return home
Twenty-three Bangladeshi sailors of cargo vessel MV Abdullah, who were abducted by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, returned home on Tuesday afternoon after...
MV Abdullah, 23 crew reach country
Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel MV Abdullah with its 23 crew reached Kutubdia channel of Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Monday evening, nearly a month after it was freed from Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean...
Indonesian takes seven wickets for no runs in record T20 effort
Teenage Indonesian off-spinner Rohmalia Rohmalia created a new record on Thursday when she claimed seven wickets for no runs, the best figures recorded in all Twenty20 international cricket.
110 civilians kidnapped in Mali
Suspected jihadists in central Mali are holding more than 110 civilians they abducted six days ago, local sources said on Monday...
SCB chair relieved upon release of hijacked ship, its sailors
Md Rezaul Karim, chairman of Shippers Council of Bangladesh, has expressed his satisfaction and gratitude to all concerned for the...
Family counting days for return of MV Abdullah鈥檚 chief engr
The family members of MV Abdullah鈥檚 chief engineer Saiduzzaman Syed have been eagerly waiting for his return home after the pirates released all 23 crew members including Syed after weeks of...