What many have suspected for a long time seems to be official.  Harakat Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda, in a video this week, formally announced their merger.  The merger raises concern in the horn of Africa and the United States.  The announcement also lends some crediance to the suspicion that al-Qaeda, ... Read More

At least 800 Tuareg tribesmen who were hired, trained and armed by Muammar Gaddafi to fight his own people in Libya, have returned to the Sahel states of Niger and Mali in recent months.  Al Jazeera's correspondent May Welch says that they number into the "thousands and thousands."  They have ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News US officials have confirmed that two aid workers held hostages by al-Shabaab since October 25th were free overnight. An elite US Navy Seal mission was dropped into Somalia to carry out the secrete and effective rescue.  There was a firefight resulting in the killing of at least nine of ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News On Saturday, Boko Haram, Nigeria's ruthless terrorist group carried out a bloody, coordinated attack in Kano killing at least 150 people according to reports from BBC.  Kano's nine million people are now under a 24 hour curfew to allow emergency personnel and security forces to deal with what ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News Recent arrests in Kenya have again brought to the fore that a growing number of Europeans and North Americans  have traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda linked terrorist group. This week alone Kenyan security forces arrested an American, a Britain and seven Europeans. Craig Baxam, 24, was ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News It is possible that Nigeria and Somalia will each be divided into multiple countries during this decade or the next.  I could not be surprised if it happens sooner than later.  Each country is in the midst of violence that was primarily perpetrated by terrorist groups.  In each ... Read More

Terrorism Africa News Reports out of southern Somalia are pointing to a division within the Somalian terrorist group al-Shabaab.  Moallim Jinwa was fired as the al-Qaeda linked terrorist group's military leader on the weekend.  His sacking has caused much confusion and movement of troops over the last couple of days. Troops loyal ... Read More