This report explores the dynamics of armed banditry in North West Nigeria, aiming to unravel their evolution, structure and the illicit economies that bandit groups engage in for financing and resourcing, as well as their
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)
This report analyzes the operations and organizational structure of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusratal-Islam wal-Muslimin ( JNIM) in the Sahel region of Africa, focusing on the group’s engagement with illicit economies and tactical use of economic
Alliance des États du Sahel : le premier sommet des chefs d’État annoncé pour ce 6 juillet
Les chefs d’État de l’Alliance des États Sahel (AES) vont tenir leur premier sommet ordinaire ce samedi 6 juillet à Niamey, capitale du Niger. Assimi Goita, Ibrahim Traoré et Abdourahamane Tchiani devraient se réunir au
Empire du sel et de l’or : d’où vient l’homme le plus riche du Monde au Moyen Âge ?
Au Moyen Âge, une seule civilisation aux richesses sans précédent reliait le Sahara au monde arabe et à l’Europe. L’histoire précoloniale des pays africains mérite une attention particulière. Le continent africain est devenu le lieu
Chad, Cameroon say Boko Haram in villages after strikes kill 70 terrorists
The Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad basin says several hundred fighters from jihadist groups Boko Karam and Islamic State West Africa Province have fled to Chad and Cameroon after the task force
How Burkina Faso’s junta is conscripting critics to fight Islamist rebels
Arouna Loure, a vocal critic of Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta, received a conscription order on Sept. 7 last year requesting that the anaesthesiologist start a month of military service four days later. The order,
Fake News Alert: Russia Isn’t Arming The Houthis
There’s no evidence that President Putin was ever seriously considering this. The Alt-Media Community (AMC) refers to the diverse group of non-Mainstream media outlets, influencers, and enthusiasts, some of whom overreact and misreport news that
Uganda Forces in Fierce Battles With Al-Shabaab
The al-shabaab militia is launching more attacks on Ugandan forces than at any other African Union forces of the Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). That is according to a report by the international non-profit organisation,
Terrorists kill another Nigerian university lecturer
The incident in Katsina was the second time in less than 10 days that terrorists killed a university lecturer in Nigeria’s north-west. Terrorists have killed another university lecturer in the banditry-prone Nigerian North-west region. Tiri
Italy seizes Chinese-made military drones destined for Libya
Italian authorities intercepted and seized two Chinese-made military drones that were destined for Libya and disguised as wind turbine equipment, Italy’s customs police and customs agency said on Tuesday. The disassembled drones were found in