According to the BBC, seven rebel groups that have long been active in Ethiopia’s most populous regions have announced the formation of a new alliance and pledged to operate in coordination. The development has significant implications for Ethiopia’s domestic security and for the broader stability of the Horn of Africa.
At least 29 people killed in armed attack on a village in Nigeria’s north-eastern Adamawa state. The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility. Militants opened fire at random on a football pitch before burning houses and places of worship.
Following a wave of coordinated armed group attacks across Mali, Russian mercenaries announce withdrawal from the strategic northern city of Kidal, further destabilizing the Sahel region.
Multiple cities across Mali struck by coordinated armed group attacks, explosions and gunfire in Bamako, UK warns against travel to Mali, Bamako airport temporarily closed.