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The Central African Republic (CAR) suffers myriad problems, but violent extremism of the kind facing its neighbours, like Cameroon above, is not one of them. Is it just a matter of time?

Two suicide bombings kill at least 40 in Nigeria

Two suicide bombings killed at least 40 people in the central Nigerian city of Jos, witnesses said.

The Central African Republic (CAR) suffers myriad problems, but violent extremism of the kind facing its neighbours, like Cameroon above, is not one of them. Is it just a matter of time?

Several dead in suicide bombing at Nigerian church

A suicide bomber attacked a church in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Potiskum, in Yobe state, killing at least five worshippers.

Children of war need help

Action is needed to halt the targeting of children in conflict zones everywhere, writes Anthony Lake.

Nigeria hit by wave of suicide bombings

Twenty three people were killed in two suicide bombing attacks in Nigeria over the weekend, while the country prepares for elections in February.

‘We only die once … It might as well be for Jesus’

Werner Groenewald dedicated 12 years of his life in Kabul, Afghanistan before he and his two children were killed by Taliban suicide bombers.

Foreigners and children killed in Afghan hotel attack

Four gunmen opened fire on guests in a luxury Kabul hotel restaurant in the latest violent attack in Afghanistan’s capital city.

Members of the emergency services work at the site of a bomb blast on a trolleybus in Volgograd.

SA government condemns ‘terrorism’ in Russia

The government has spoken out against two suicide bombings in the Russian town of Volgograd, in which over 30 people died and many were injured.

Police block the way to a Volgograd train station after a female suicide bomber blew up the entrance hall

Suicide bomber kills at least 13 at Russian train station

President Vladimir Putin has ordered tighter security from law enforcement agencies after a second bomb exploded in the country in just three days.

Suicide bomber attacks Nato convoy

A Taliban suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-packed vehicle next to a Nato military convoy in Kabul, say officials.

Taliban’s Kabul bombing a message to US defence chief Hagel

A suicide bomber on a bicycle has killed nine people outside the defence ministry in Kabul during a visit by new US defence secretary Chuck Hagel.

Two suicide bombers walked into a restaurant in central Mogadishu and killed at least 15 people on Thursday

Suicide bombers kill 15 in Somali capital

Two suicide bombers walked into a restaurant in central Mogadishu and killed at least 15 people on Thursday, police said.

An Afghan man cries at the site of a suicide attack in the city’s diplomatic quarters

Suicide bomber kills six near Nato headquarters in Kabul

A suicide bomber detonated explosives near the heavily barricaded Nato headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, Nato and local officials said.

A member of a security service works at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the Malgobek district in the north of Ingushetia.

Suicide bomber kills seven in Russian Caucasus

A suicide bomber killed seven officers as they arrived at a colleague’s funeral in Russia’s North Caucasus, soon after gunmen opened fire in a mosque.

Damascus suicide bombing claims 25 lives

Damascus suicide bombing claims 25 lives

Damascus has been hit by a suicide bomb, killing 25 and wounding dozens, with state media blaming ‘terrorists’ for the second such attack.

Damascus struck by two suicide bombings

Damascus struck by two suicide bombings

Suicide bombers hit two security service bases in Damascus on Friday killing 30 people and wounding 55 others, state television reported.

Suicide bombers hit military headquarters in Nigeria

Several explosions ripped through Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city of Maiduguri, including a suicide bomb attack on military offices.

Al-Shabaab threatens ‘flames of war’ in Nairobi

The last time Nairobi was bombed, in December, the would-be attacker got edgy and dropped his grenade. Three people, including the bomber, died.

Dozens killed in slew of attacks against Iraq police

Dozens killed in slew of attacks against Iraq police

A slew of bombings targeted Iraqi police in Baghdad, including blasts by two suicide bombers, killing 25 people and wounding dozens more.

Children of war play-act suicide bombings

The suicide bomber, his faced cloaked in black, solemnly approaches a line of comrades, hugging each one in turn. Wailing jihadi chants fill the air.

Dozens killed in Iraq suicide bombing

Dozens killed in Iraq suicide bombing

A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of police recruits in the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Tuesday, killing about 50 people.