ISLAMIC STATE IN AFRICA
Expansion of the Islamic State and affiliated jihadist groups across African nations, including counterterrorism operations, recruitment and regional destabilisation
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Islamic State-linked militants kill 21 in DR Congo
RTJun 4, 2026, 10:47 AM
Islamic State-linked militants killed 21 people in a violent raid in the Democratic Republic of Congo that also destroyed homes.
Multiple Suicide Bombings Strike Nigeria's Borno State
RTMultiple suicide bomb explosions hit Nigeria (VIDEO)
Mar 17, 2026, 09:18 AM
Nigeria's army has attributed a series of deadly suicide bomb explosions at three locations in Borno State to Boko Haram militants. The attacks mark a fresh escalation of jihadist violence in the region, which has long been the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. Casualty figures and further details are still emerging.
Nigeria: At least 23 killed in Maiduguri 'suicide' attacks
DEUTSCHE WELLEMar 17, 2026, 07:48 AM
A series of suicide bombings killed at least 23 people in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state, a region long plagued by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgencies. The attacks followed an assault on a military post the previous Sunday night. The violence underscores the persistent jihadist threat in Nigeria's northeast.