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May 22, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Somalia, African Union forces attack Islamist-held camp
A major offensive aimed at clearing Somalia’s Al Qaeda-allied Islamist army from the world’s largest camp for displaced people began Tuesday, amid fears that civilians could end up in the firing line.
May 21, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Mixed reactions over Malawi's plan to repeal anti-gay law
Malawi's President Joyce Banda has announced her intention to repeal a number of laws that have made Malawi into a pariah state, from its ban on homosexuality to broad police powers of search and arrest, to a law that allows cabinet ministers to shut down newspapers.
May 02, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: In N. Mali, Islamists flex muscles, banning booze, uncovered women and whipping violators
In one town in northern Mali a man has been whipped for drinking alcohol.
April 28, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Nigeria journalists become target of radical sect
Nigeria journalists, already the targets of threats and bribes, face a new danger after a radical Islamist sect bombed the offices of a major newspaper in the country and vowed to "hit the media hard" in Africa's most populous nation.
April 14, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Giving divorce a bad name
THE cold war between Africa’s newest neighbours is heating up.
April 08, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Two deadly attacks hit in Nigeria
A car bomb exploded near a church in the Nigerian town of Kaduna on Sunday in the deadliest attack in months, killing dozens and likely dealing a fresh blow to peace talks between the government and militants.
April 06, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Mali rebels declare independence in north as fears grow over extremist links
Tuareg rebels who swept across the deserts of northern Mali in the aftermath of a coup in the country's capital have attempted to consolidate their power in the region, declaring an independent nation.
April 02, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Mali’s neighbors impose financial sanctions on the country in effort to reverse coup
The body representing West African nations on Monday imposed severe financial sanctions on Mali, after a 72-hour deadline elapsed and the soldiers that recently seized power failed to fully restore constitutional order.
March 25, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Wielding fire, Islamists target Nigeria schools
The teenager in the immaculate white robe stood in the ruins of what had been his school. There were no classrooms, no desks or chairs, no intact blackboards — there was, in fact, no longer any reason for him to be there.
March 19, 2012 - The Weekly Standard
Weekly Standard: Deadly Diversity
In Nigeria, thousands of people have been killed in recent months, and tens of thousands in the last decade.
March 01, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Liberia becomes latest African country seeking to criminalize homosexuality; 2 new bills
Two new bills introduced into Liberia’s legislature would make the country the latest on the African continent to punish homosexuality with possible jail time.
February 27, 2012 - National Post
National Post: Banned by Kenya, controversial Canadian preacher delivers speech via Skype
Deported from Kenya last week due to security concerns, controversial Canadian Muslim preacher Bilal Philips nonetheless delivered his planned speech to Nairobi’s biggest mosque on Saturday via Skype.
February 27, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: In Nigeria, Somalia, and Afghanistan: what is a foreign fighter?
As yet another suicide blast strikes yet another church in northern Nigeria, immigration officials have announced that they are cracking down on the flow of foreigners into northern Nigeria who may be adding to the growing numbers of the shadowy Islamist militia Boko Haram.
February 25, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: In Nigeria, a deadly group’s rage has local roots
In an imam’s quiet office, two young men in long hooded robes, their faces hidden by checked scarves, calmly described their deadly war against the Nigerian state.
February 21, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Islamist attacks draw Nigeria and US military closer
With an Islamist militant group on a killing spree in its northern reaches, Nigeria would appear to be just the kind of country that the US military's Africom was designed to help out.
February 19, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Senegal protests grow before presidential poll
Protesters demanding the departure of Senegal's aging president on Sunday seized control of a three-block stretch in the heart of the capital, erecting barricades and lobbing rocks at police as demonstrations intensified just days before a contentious presidential poll.
January 28, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: The terror they dare not name
A year ago arrivals on the outskirts to Kano had to pass a sign forbidding alcohol consumption and banning women from riding on motorbikes.
January 25, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Youths overrun bombed north Nigeria police station
Jubilant youths overran a blood-splattered police station on Wednesday after it was attacked by a radical Islamist sect, revealing a streak of popular discontent with a government that many say has failed them in Africa's most populous nation.
January 24, 2012 - The Australian
The Australian: Opinion: Nigeria suffers from terrorists
Nigeria is one of the most powerful countries on the African continent and a key member of the Commonwealth, and it is facing a grave and potentially existential threat from what is showing itself to be one of the world's most ruthless terrorist organisations.
January 23, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Body count may hit 250 as killers open fire during evening prayers
A mass of tangled limbs hung off the back of the pick-up truck stacked high with bloodied corpses.
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