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Why is piracy rising off Somalia again — and is the Iran war responsible?
At least four vessels have been hijacked in the past week or two, raising fears of a piracy resurgence.
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France urges citizens to leave Mali as armed group blockade intensifies
Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM blocks fuel deliveries, causing school closures, power cuts as military rulers struggle to respond.
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Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM?
The al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed an economic siege on Bamako since September.
Al-Qaeda linked JNIM says one killed in its first Nigeria attack
First-known attack in Nigeria by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin armed group active in Mali and Burkina Faso.
‘Killed us twice’: Families of US drone victims seek reparations in Somalia
In letters seen by Al Jazeera, US AFRICOM admits to killing civilians in air raids, but refuses ‘condolence payment’.
‘Mobility tool’ for fighters: Motorbikes keep armed men moving in the Sahel
In Benin and across West Africa, riders viewed with suspicion as motorcycles now synonymous with armed fighters.
Mali army says 80 fighters killed after earlier al-Qaeda linked attacks
An al-Qaeda affiliate earlier claimed responsibility for ‘coordinated and high-quality attacks’ in the country.
Two jailed for 30 years over 2019 Kenya hotel attack
The men provided assistance to al-Shabab fighters who attacked the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi, killing 21 people.
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Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader threatens Trump, Musk over Israel’s war on Gaza
Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, wanted by the US, challenges Houthi dominance of Arab and Muslim world’s resistance movement.
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How the myth of democracy fuels the US forever wars
For decades, American elites sold the myth of spreading democracy. What was it that drove them?
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The Take: How the myth of democracy fuels the US forever wars
For decades, American elites sold the myth of spreading democracy. What was it that drove them?
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