All eyes are on Algeria following the hostage crisis at a BP gas facility that left at least 37 hostages -- and dozens of militants -- dead. And while we're uncovering details of what happened at the remote desert complex at In Amenas and why, we must also scrutinize what this crisis tells us about security in North Africa, or the Maghreb.

A wave of killings linked to occult rituals has triggered panic in Yaounde, the capital city of more than 2 million people in the West African nation of Cameroon

Ivory Coast began its quest to end its years of failure at the Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Togo 2-1 in Rustenburg.

International backing for French forces battling Islamist militants in Mali gathered momentum Tuesday, as U.S. military aircraft flew French troops and supplies into the African nation and Italy's lawmakers voted to lend support.

It was the most ambitious and the deadliest terror attack since the rampage by Pakistani militants through Mumbai five years ago. And it raises the alarming prospect that al Qaeda affiliates and other jihadist outfits could turn parts of northern and western Africa into no-go zones -- places too dangerous for Westerners to work, or even visit.

Victor Lovelady, from Texas, was excited about the job posting in a remote natural gas facility in Algeria. Lovelady is among three Americans killed in the crisis.

Algeria's prime minister details the operation against militants that left 37 hostages dead.