Migrant smuggling to Europe remains a lucrative illicit industry and continues to pose a significant security challenge, requiring law enforcement to keep pace with smugglers’ rapid adaptation to countermeasures. In the context of the European
How One Highway Could Determine Sudan’s War And The Future Of Its Fractured Regions – Analysis
Key Takeaways:Sudan’s army (SAF) has seized key towns on the Khartoum–El-Obeid “Exports Road,” a ~350 km fuel-and-food corridor toward Kordofan and Darfur; ACLED’s Ali Mahmoud Ali calls it a possible “third phase” toward RSF-held west.Holding
Sustained Conflict in Tigray; North African Mediation in the Sahel: Africa File, August 27, 202
Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. The Ethiopian federal government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have engaged in the first sustained period of military confrontation in the Tigray region since the end of the Tigray war in
Ghana Faces ‘Brewing Crisis’ As It Avoids Conflict With JNIM
Key Takeaways:JNIM has struck several Gulf of Guinea borderlands but has largely spared Ghana, using the weakly governed north as a rear area to rest, resupply, and move cattle and other goods across a porous
Espace : ces pays africains qui entendent réduire leur dépendance envers les Occidentaux
Selon le Financial Times, les pays africains prévoiraient d’investir 800 millions de dollars dans des projets spatiaux cette années. Une vingtaine d’entre eux, dont l’Égypte, l’Afrique du Sud, le Nigeria et l’Algérie, ont déjà mis
Russia Targets Coastal West Africa As It Loses Ground In Sahel
Key Takeaways:After Russian-backed security efforts failed to stop expanding Sahel jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, analysts say Moscow is shifting toward influence operations aimed at coastal West African democracies.Leaked “Project Afrika” documents
DRC and M23 rebels agree on roadmap for peace in eastern Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the M23 rebel group have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks aimed at resolving the protracted conflict in eastern DRC. It marks the latest step in an
Wagner Fighters Run Massive Opioid Ring In The CAR
Key Takeaways:Former Wagner Group mercenaries in the Central African Republic have built a high-dose tramadol trafficking network centered on the Oubangui River, supplying mines, militias, and local markets.The drug, often stronger than pharmaceutical doses and
The War Of Mirrors: Polisario In The Sahara, Parti National Rifain (PNR) In The Rif – Analysis
Key Takeaways:The Parti national rifain (PNR) seeks to internationalize a claim for restoring the short-lived 1921–1926 Republic of the Rif, presenting it as a suspended sovereign state while distinguishing historical anti-colonial resistance from contemporary separatism.The
Waterways Will Shape The Middle East’s Future – Analysis
Key Takeaways:Control of the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab is reshaping the post-war political and security map of the Middle East and Horn of Africa, with pipeline and port projects expected to divert up