The attack, which was claimed by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, occurred in the W National Park in northern Benin on April 17. Suspected jihadist insurgents killed 54 troops in an
Ouest du Mali: plusieurs dizaines de corps découverts près du camp militaire de Kwala
Au Mali, plusieurs dizaines de corps ont été découverts près du camp militaire de Kwala, dans la région de Koulikoro, à l’ouest du pays, dans la nuit du 21 au 22 avril. La découverte a
L’évolution du front de la violence des islamistes militants au Sahel
Le Sahel a été désigné comme le théâtre de la violence des islamistes militants le plus meurtrier en Afrique durant quatre années consécutives. 55 % de l’ensemble de ces morts ont eu lieux au Sahel,
Solving Libya’s economic collapse will require confrontation—not consensus
Every crisis has a rhythm. Libya’s has moved from a low thrum of dysfunction to the pounding urgency of collapse. What once appeared as a fragile equilibrium held together by fragile oil revenues, a delicate
Africa File, April 17, 2025: RSF War Crimes and Possible Genocide; al Shabaab Retaking Central Somalia; M23 Challenges; Algeria-Mali Spat
The Critical Threats Project’s Africa File provides regular analysis and assessments of major developments regarding state and nonstate actors’ activities in Africa that undermine regional stability and threaten US personnel and interests. Sudan. The Rapid
The Horn Of Africa States: Reforming The Security Landscape Of The African Continent – OpEd
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the African Union’s Commission new Chairperson campaigned that he would advocate for significant reforms in how Africa responds to its many crisis. Although it is too early to call, yet one should
Burkina Faso’s Volunteer Militia Implicated In ‘Systematic Extermination’
Graphic videos of a massacre in villages surrounding the western Burkina Faso town of Solenzo spread rapidly on social media in March. Dozens of lifeless bodies — most of them women, children and elderly —
Iran’s Foothold Reaches Into North Africa
In the early days of the Israel-Hamas war, Iran issued a baffling threat: if Israel did not relent in Gaza, Tehran would close the Strait of Gibraltar, the narrow maritime passage separating Africa from Europe
Countering Extremism in West Africa: WhatOptions Are Left?
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Armes européennes au Soudan (1/5) : des obus bulgares au milieu du désert
D’une usine bulgare aux milices soudanaises, les Observateurs de France 24 ont réussi à retracer le parcours d’armements dont l’exportation au Soudan est pourtant prohibée par l’Union européenne. Cette enquête – déclinée en cinq volets