Boko Haram attacks signal resilience of ISIS and its branches

The military convoy was rumbling across a river near the border last month when soldiers suddenly realized they were surrounded. More than 100 Boko Haram fighters, some of them on horseback, had encircled the vehicles, ready to strike. The 300 soldiers from Niger and the handful of American Special Operations forces accompanying them called for […]

Ex-Chad dictator sentenced to life for war crimes

An African court on Monday sentenced former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to life in prison for crimes against humanity in a landmark case that rights groups say could open the door for more war crimes convictions on the continent. The court in Senegal found Habre guilty of crimes against humanity, rape, forced slavery and kidnapping […]