Twenty people, including eight VPD volunteers, are killed during an attack in the town of Guessel. 2022-05-14
The Nigerien government confirms reports that five soldiers were killed on Friday by an improvised explosive device bombing in Torodi, Tillabéri Region. 2022-03-6
Gunmen raid the camp of a self-defence militia in the village of Bakorat, Niger, killing 25 people. 2021-11-16
Gunmen open fire at a military post near a gold mine in Inata, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, killing 19 gendarmes and a civilian. 2021-11-14
At least 69 people are killed as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara gunmen attack a delegation led by the mayor of Banibangou, in Niger. The mayor is among those killed. 2021-11-2
Gunmen storm a church during a baptism in a village in Burkina Faso and open fire, killing 15 people. 2021-05-18
Three soldiers are killed and seven others are wounded when two military posts are attacked in Kafolo and Téhini, Ivory Coast. Two attackers are also killed and four more are arrested. 2021-03-29
The death toll from yesterday's raids in Tahoua, Niger, rises to at least 137. A security official blames ISIL for the attacks in a volatile region, which has seen an increase in these types of attacks in the past few months. 2021-03-22
The Islamic State's West Africa Province claims responsibility for last month's attack in Kouré, Niger, which resulted in the death of six French aid workers and two Nigerian citizens. 2020-09-17
A policeman is killed and another injured during a ramming-stabbing attack in Sousse, Tunisia. The three attackers are later killed in a gunfight with other officers. 2020-09-6