This narrative is particularly appealing in societies where critical thinking has been stifled by years of propaganda and a culture of unchallenged authority. In a world where real incompetence wreaks havoc on public welfare, it
Political extortion? JNIM’s blockade of Boni, Mali.
In June 2024, fighters from the Katiba Serma sub-group of Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) redoubled their efforts to cut off the town of Boni, in the Mopti region of central Mali.1 This
IS Sahel: Consolidating territory and reviving economies.
Since 2023, Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel), a violent extremist organization affiliated to the Islamic State, has shifted from perpetrating high levels of indiscriminate violence against civilians towards building community support in areas where
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Niger junta arrests leader of group fighting to reinstate ousted President Bazoum
The Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) leader, Mahmoud Sallah, was arrested in the Gatroun district in Libya, the BBC Hausa Service reported Monday morning. The leader of an armed rebel group seeking the reinstatement of Niger’s
Nouveaux succès dans la lutte antiterroriste au Mali
Les derniers succès de l’armée malienne et des alliés russes dans la lutte contre les groupes terroristes et bandits de grand chemin opérant dans le pays se poursuivent malgré toutes les tentatives des forces ennemies
Civilian Militias in Mali, Niger, and Mozambique
Eliminating or Exacerbating Violent Extremism? Introduction For more than a decade, the Sahel has been subject to a protracted insurgency carried out by affiliates of the global terror networks of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
Mali: Extremism and Terrorism
On September 17, 2024, militants from the al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) carried out rare attacks in Bamako, targeting a gendarmes training center and the capital airport. According to airport and security
Burkina Faso: Extremism and Terrorism
On October 4, 2024, a French government security assessment reported that an August 24, 2024, attack in the town of Barsalogho resulted in significantly more civilian casualties than previously reported. According to the assessment, up
Russia’s Support Of Mali Is Driving Algeria To Diversify Its Military Partnerships
Algeria seemingly suspects that Russia might leverage its dominant military supply role to coerce concessions on the latest Mali-Tuareg conflict, which Algiers wouldn’t comply with for national security reasons, ergo why it’s now exploring Indian