Link to article:https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/benin-army-vehicle-strikes-land-mine-security-fears-north-grow-2022-01-06/ A Benin army vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). It is reported that two soldiers were killed due to an increased violence from Islamic terrorist groups in Africa. The explosion happened near a hotel that had been closed since 2019. Benin is one of the most vulnerable countries in Africa vulnerable to these Islamic… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/southern-african-bloc-extends-mozambique-troop-deployment-2022-01-12/ After a summit on wednesday Southern African countries agreed to extend their troop deployments in Mozambique to help the Mozambique government fight an insurgency brought by an Islamic state. Since the beginning of this insurgency back in 2017 it has claimed thousands of lives since. At the Summit they noted that there had been good progress… Read more »
Link to article:https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-plans-reciprocal-flights-ban-four-countries-over-omicron-2021-12-12/ Due to the new Covid-19 variant Nigeria has planned to put four countries including Argentina, Britain, Canada, and Saudi Arabia on a red list which means that they are travel banned. This will also cause all incoming and outgoing flights to be banned as well. The omicron variant was first detected in Southern Africa and Hong Kong…. Read more »
Link to article:https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/suspected-islamists-kill-16-people-eastern-congo-2021-12-10/ Last Wednesday night a suspected Islamic group killed 16 people in the rural part of the Eastern democratic republic of congo. The attackers belong to a group called The Allied Democratic Forces who are linked to Islamic State and have been known to be at fault for killing hundreds of congo civilians since 2019. Thay have also… Read more »
