Category: Violence
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🇳🇪 American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger’s Capital, Heightening Security Concerns
NIAMEY, Niger – In a brazen attack that underscores the spreading insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region, American missionary Kevin Rideout was kidnapped by armed assailants in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger, according to local sources. The abduction occurred last night, with preliminary reports indicating that a group of unknown armed men…
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🇧🇫 Jihadist Assault in Burkina Faso: Militants Kill Soldiers in Pensa Attack
PENSA, Burkina Faso – In a stark reminder of the persistent security crisis in the Sahel, militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), launched a deadly assault on the settlement of Pensa. According to local sources, the attack resulted in the killing of several personnel from the Burkina Faso Armed Forces.…
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Major US Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Philadelphia, 33 Indicted
In a significant blow to a prolific drug network, U.S. federal authorities have unsealed indictments against 33 individuals linked to a massive, decade-long drug trafficking organization based in Philadelphia, known for distributing “tremendous” volumes of fentanyl and other narcotics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the sweeping operation on Friday, following a coordinated raid…
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🇺🇸 Charlie Kirk Assassination: A Pan-African Perspective on American Political Violence
The Assassination That Shook America On September 10, 2025, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while hosting his “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University. The 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder was mid-debate with a student about transgender issues and mass shootings when a single gunshot struck his neck, killing him before thousands…
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🇲🇱 Al-Qaeda Affiliate Attacks Village Near Bamako, Heightening Security Concerns in Mali
On the morning of September 9, armed militants linked to Nusrat al-Islam wa-l-Muslimin (JNIM), an affiliate of Al-Qaeda, launched a deadly assault on the village of Tamina, located roughly 140 kilometers from Mali’s capital, Bamako. The attack marks a troubling escalation of violence in a region already grappling with instability, raising fears that extremist groups…
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🇳🇬 Gunmen Attack Convoy of Chinese Workers in Southern Nigeria
At least eight personnel from Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were killed and four others injured after gunmen ambushed a convoy in Edo State transporting Chinese workers linked to BUA Cement. The attack took place on Friday (September 5) while the convoy was moving through a rural stretch of road. Four Chinese nationals…
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🇭🇹 Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send hundreds of fighters to strife-torn Haiti
Hundreds of combatants from the US, Europe and El Salvador will reportedly be deployed to Haiti in the coming weeks to battle the country’s gangs as part of a mission led by the controversial Blackwater founder and Donald Trump backer Erik Prince. According to Reuters, Prince’s new security firm, Vectus Global – which has been…
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🇸🇴 Somalia: Images Released Showing Aftermath of Bariire’s Liberation
Somali media have published photographs from the recently liberated town of Bariire in the Lower Shabelle province, showing dozens of fighters from the al-Qaeda–linked group al-Shabaab killed by Somali forces. The battle for the town lasted several days. Bariire holds strategic importance: located just 60 km from the capital, it sits on key supply routes…
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🇭🇹 Haiti gang leader “Barbecue” challenges FBI after U.S. charges
U.S. charges Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and American collaborator in sanctions-busting scheme One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders, Jimmy Chérizier, known as “Barbecue,” has openly challenged U.S. authorities after being indicted by a federal grand jury for violating sanctions and financing gang operations in the crisis-ridden Caribbean nation. In a video statement, Chérizier defiantly declared,…
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🇨🇴 Colombian presidential hopeful Uribe dies two months after shooting
Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head at a campaign event two months ago, died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him said. Uribe, a member of a prominent political family and a lawmaker for the right-wing opposition, was shot in…
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