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Mali: President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Acknowledges Contact With Jihadists

Feb 11, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has for the first time acknowledged contacts with jihadists, an option the government has long rejected. “The number of deaths in the Sahel is becoming exponential and it’s time that certain paths be explored,” he said in an interview with French media broadcast on Monday. Mali has struggled to contain … Read more

Somali Jihadists Kill Four Civillians,Soldier

Dec 12, 2019. by Otunba T.J Abass

An Army source said that Heavily armed Somali jihadists have attacked an army base north of the capital,leaving four civilians and a soldier dead. Witnesses said that dozens of al-Shabaab members, arriving aboard four pickup trucks, took part in the attack late Wednesday on Hilweyne base 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Mogadishu, while a … Read more