Negotiations with any jihadist groups have been strongly opposed by France, which maintains a presence in the Sahel of roughly 5,000 troops. The government of Mali has announced that the country’s religious authorities have been

A joint Uganda security team has arrested 13 suspects it alleges are members or linked to the Allied Democratic Force (ADF), a designated terrorist group which the Islamic State in Central Africa Province (ISCAP) confirmed

Mali’s government has asked the country’s Islamic High Council to begin a dialogue with al-Qaida-linked groups in a new effort to address a nearly decade-long insecurity crisis. It is not clear when the dialogue will

Au moins seize civils ont été tués dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi par des rebelles du groupe Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) dans la région de Beni dans l’est de la République démocratique du

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has acknowledged incursion into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on October 18, 2021 describing it as “unintentional”. The army claims it was pursuing smugglers who crossed the border at

L’armée éthiopienne a lancé une attaque aérienne contre Mekele, la capitale de la région septentrionale du Tigré, pour la deuxième fois cette semaine. L’information, fournie par des sources humanitaires et un résident de Mekele, a

Nigerian troops killed 24 suspected Islamist insurgents in two attacks in the northeast and recovered some weapons, the army said on Tuesday. Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been

Mali’s government said on Tuesday that it asked the country’s main Islamic body to open peace talks with leaders of al Qaeda’s local affiliate in an effort to end a decade of conflict. Malian authorities