Africa
South Africa: Fatal shooting inside mosque leaves two dead, one arrested
January 20, 2023
South Africa: Fatal shooting inside mosque leaves two dead, one arrested
Two people were shot dead when they attempted to commit a robbery at a Muslim mosque in Kensington, Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. The police confirmed on Thursday that a third suspect was arrested during the foiled robbery. “While police attended…
Security forces kill two suspected terrorists in Kaduna, Nigeria
January 19, 2023
Security forces kill two suspected terrorists in Kaduna, Nigeria
Nigerian troops deployed under Operation Forest Sanity killed at least two terrorists during clearance operations in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement that…
UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso
January 19, 2023
UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso
Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking for food must be released immediately, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Unidentified armed groups reportedly kidnapped the women and girls on Thursday and Friday…
A delegation from the Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Madagascar meets with prominent journalist and director of RTN TV
January 19, 2023
A delegation from the Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Madagascar meets with prominent journalist and director of RTN TV
Yesterday, a delegation from the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi in Majunga, Madagascar, met with one of the country’s most prominent journalists and Director of RTN TV channel, Dady. The delegation presented a…
Free Muslim stands in solidarity with the victims of the church bombing in DRC and condemns the crime
January 18, 2023
Free Muslim stands in solidarity with the victims of the church bombing in DRC and condemns the crime
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed its strong condemnation of the cowardly terrorist act that killed innocent people in a church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling on the responsible authorities to activate their efforts to…
UN: Al-Qaida and ISIS driving insecurity in Mali
January 17, 2023
UN: Al-Qaida and ISIS driving insecurity in Mali
Al-Qaida and ISIS extremist groups are driving insecurity in central Mali and continue to clash near populated areas in the northern Gao and Menaka regions, the U.N. chief said in a new report circulated Monday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the…
25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
January 17, 2023
25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 if urgent action is not taken, according to the October 2022 Cadre Harmonisé, a Government led and UN-supported food and nutrition analysis carried out twice…
50 women abducted in insurgency-wracked northern Burkina Faso
January 16, 2023
50 women abducted in insurgency-wracked northern Burkina Faso
Suspected militants abducted roughly 60 women in insurgency-wracked northern Burkina Faso, local officials and residents said on Sunday. Roughly 40 were seized 10 kilometres southeast of Arbinda on Thursday and about 20 others were abducted on Friday to the north…
Hundreds rally against al-Shabab in Somali capital Mogadishu
January 15, 2023
Hundreds rally against al-Shabab in Somali capital Mogadishu
Hundreds of people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, attended a government-organised rally on Thursday to protest against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group. Al-Shabab has been waging a bloody uprising against the internationally-backed central government since 2007, carrying out attacks in Somalia…
Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso
January 15, 2023
Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso
Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said Thursday. The attack happened at around nightfall on Wednesday in the village of Goulgountou in Burkina’s Sahel region, when assailants arrived on motorbikes…