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Senegal faces no immediate threat from JNIM, but the group’s entrenchment in bordering Mali gives it access to cross-border communities, trade, and gold mining. Executive summary The expansion of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin

Heni Nsaibia, West Africa Senior Analyst at ACLED, said: “The Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) has claimed a major battlefield victory over its al-Qaeda-affiliated rival, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), following clashes in the area

Key Takeaways: By necessity, special operations forces are secretive and operate in small, agile units. Their missions are high risk and, if their presence is known, they’ve probably done something wrong. But there is a

Key Takeaways: Central Axis. Tigrayan rebel forces claim to have launched a counteroffensive that allegedly recaptured some key gateway towns near the Kola Tembien mountains in central Tigray.Other Rebel Activity. Amhara rebels have continued to

In the ongoing struggle for control of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, both Ethiopia and Eritrea have appealed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for assistance. On Friday, citing Article 51 of the UN Charter,

Turkey and Pakistan’s promise of rapid military support for Saudi Arabia faces a more urgent test after weekend attacks on Riyadh’s international airport killed 12 people and forced its closure. Turning that commitment into effective

Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. Ethiopian federal forces have advanced toward the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, which will likely result in a low-intensity border war in the short term. Ethiopia has set conditions to legally justify a regime-change war,

Le coordonnateur national du renseignement ivoirien, Vassiriki Traoré, séjourne actuellement à Bamako à l’invitation de son homologue malien, le général Modibo Koné, directeur de l’Agence nationale de la sécurité d’État (ANSE). Au menu des discussions