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A woman holds her younger child while standing in a burned out area in the recently attacked village of Aldeia da Paz outside Macomia, on August 24, 2019. – On August 1, the inhabitants of Aldeia da Paz joined the long list of victims of a faceless Islamist group that has been sowing death and terror for nearly two years in the north of the country, which welcomes from September 4 the Pope. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

Al-Shabab’s terror in Mozambique

Amid reports of brutal, indiscriminate slaughter, civilians bear the brunt as villages are abandoned and the number of refugees nears half a million

Police on the scene after a gunman opened fire on a tram in Utrecht. (Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw)

One dead in possible terror attack on Dutch tram

One person has been killed after a gunman opened fire on a tram in the Dutch city Utrecht.

(Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Kenya terror attack highlights security challenges

Kenya’s security agencies are under scrutiny following the latest attack on a hotel compound

Flames and plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky from the parking lot of the compound where several vehicles were on fire, with scores of people fleeing the scene, some of them lightly injured. (Twitter)

Six dead in attack at upmarket Nairobi hotel complex

The attack at DusitD2 is the first in Nairobi in five years, when gunmen stormed the city’s Westgate shopping mall, killing at least 67 people

A riot policeman secures a scene of a bus blast in Giza, Egypt. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt kills 40 ‘terrorists’ in crackdown after Giza attack

A security source said the raids took place early Saturday morning, hours after Friday evening’s roadside bombing

The United States condemned the attack, with its UN envoy saying it had happened because President Hassan Rouhani has “oppressed his people for a long time”.

Iran points finger at US allies over deadly attack

Four militants attacked a parade commemorating the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

South Africa has not imported a notable volume of bananas from Tanzania for more than two decades.

Truck driver kills eight in New York ‘act of terror’

In New York’s deadliest attack since 9/11, a pickup driver killed eight people on Tuesday, mowing down cyclists, pedestrians and hitting a school bus.

Safe: A memorial in a German market for the 12 killed when a truck ploughed into them. Events such as this are behind a bid for a European security plan — and possibly a defence plan. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Capitalism hasn’t sidelined religion. It’s made it thrive

We are led to believe that the free market gives rise to secular societies, when the opposite is true

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‘All Muslims, I want to kill all Muslims.’: London terror attack suspect arrested

At least one man dead and 10 others injured after a man rammed his van into worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque, police say.

Safe: A memorial in a German market for the 12 killed when a truck ploughed into them. Events such as this are behind a bid for a European security plan — and possibly a defence plan. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Security is the EU issue for 2017

Terror attacks, pressure from the right wing and Russian assertiveness are focusing the attention of the union.

Renewed push: Iraqi security forces continue to clash with Islamic State militants in a bid to reclaim Fallujah.

Islamic State hit but not slain – yet

Militants from the extremist group are under pressure by local and allied forces.

Webster Zambara explores the challenge that terror attacks pose on African unity

Terror attacks mar Africa Day celebrations

Human rights and the rights of women are the focus of Africa Day, but increasingly terror attacks are hampering development, writes Webster Zambara.

Released Brussels terrorism suspect proclaims innocence

A man arrested in connection with the Brussels bombing was released after no evidence found was linking him to the attacks, according to prosecutors

Will a war on terror work in Africa?

Military intervention may not be the best answer to terrorism in nations such as Mali.

Paris Attacks: Social media a measure of solidarity

Many complain of Western bias, but others say citizens in countries like Nigeria should take responsibility for drawing the world’s attention.

Investigators work at the scene of a cafe shooting in Oesterbro late on Saturday.

Man shot dead by Copenhagen police after gun attacks

Copenhagen police said they had shot dead a man who opened fire on officers hours after two people were killed and five wounded in twin shootings.

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Boko Haram claims Baga massacre, warns of more attacks

Boko Haram takes responsibility for the attack on Baga, and warns Nigeria and its neighbours that they will not stop, saying Baga was "not much".

Boko Haram attacks, takes over another town

Boko Haram has taken over the town of Askira just days after a violent attack on the town of Baga, forcing residents to flee.

The makings of a brutal terrorist

Westgate is a wake-up call and the hunt will be on for the man believed to be behind the attack.

Morgues in Nairobi prepare for an influx of bodies

Scores more bodies are believed to be buried under rubble in Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall.