WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Monday imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms in Africa who it says have provided financial or material support to the Islamic ...

The 2016 Posture Statement from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) underscores that factors associated with the Islamic State’s brand of cyber-facilitated extremism are emerging in Africa. AFRICOM’s ...

The conflict in Iran spells trouble for its longtime efforts to influence African countries, although opinions on Iranian ...

Islamic banking is expanding across Africa as Gulf players from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait reshape financing through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami replaced Abdolrahim Mousavi who was recently appointed the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces after Israel ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — Islamic State has accepted a pledge of allegiance by Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram, announcing the expansion of the Syrian-based organization into sub ...

“It’s almost like Islamic fintech and the financially-excluded Muslim population doesn’t exist,” says Wahida, founder of the Islamic Fintech Hub of Sub Saharan Africa in Mombasa, Kenya. Within the ...

‘Imams have warned congregants that it might be better for some people, if they have any issues with immigration status, to ...

Scholarship on Christian engagement of Islam in Africa is expanding, and many Africans, especially Christian theologians, are taking interest. The growth in scholarship on Islam and its varied ...

The influence of Islam on African American jazz musicians post-WWII and the influence of those musicians in the spread of Islam in American cities are interrelated topics that, broadly speaking, are ...

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The U.S. has imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms in Africa who it says have provided ...