Islamist rebels
Will France fall into the trap of pitting 'Islamism' vs. 'Nativism?'
The writer reflects on the recent terrorist attack in France and says this could spark further turmoil.
The peacekeepers have been accused of detaining, abusing, torturing and killing civilians.
Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to find more than 200 girls taken by Islamist rebels.
Abubakar Shariff was killed as he left a court compound near the port city of Mombasa.
The armed group stormed a boarding school in northeast Nigeria overnight and killed 29 pupils.
Boko Haram are fighting to impose strict Islamic law in Nigeria's Muslim-populated north.
Boko Haram opened fire on a bachelor party in northeast Nigeria.
The Nigerian army says it inflicted significant casualties on the Boko Haram rebel group.
Lebanon's Red Cross said more than 500 people were wounded in the two explosions.
The assault, claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab, began before midday when a car bomb exploded.
Troops prevented an attack by rebels who slipped past army checkpoints to enter the town of Gao.
Suspected gunmen in Nigeria opened fire in a primary school, wounding four teachers.
Seven Italian and Greek hostages held in Nigeria by Islamist rebels have been killed.
Donors pledge funds as Mali troops recapture abandoned arms and explosives of Islamist fighters.
West African army chiefs to approve Mali plan to speed up deployment.
Mali requested foreign military help after Salafi Islamist rebels drove out Malian army.