Key Takeaways: When Mohammed Bakhit left El-Fasher, he was trying to escape a city under siege. The 32-year-old joined eight other young men and local guides heading toward Tawila, about 70 km away, where civilians
AI Helps Terror Groups Plan, Execute Attacks
Key Takeaways: A Cambridge study by Antonia Juelich, based on interviews with 27 former Boko Haram and ISWAP members in northeastern Nigeria (last active in 2024), says those groups now use general AI chat tools
Niger Thwarts Coup; The Sudanese Civil War Threatens to Regionalize; New Government Offensives in Eastern DRC: Africa File, September 3, 2026
Key Takeaways: Niger. Forces loyal to junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani thwarted a major coup attempt, which will likely exacerbate the deteriorating security situation that prompted the coup in the first place. Russia was decisive in
The Burundian Factor: Africa File Special Edition
Key Takeaways: Burundi’s Expanding Role in the War in the Eastern DRC. Burundi has significantly expanded its military involvement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) against Rwanda and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in
Pirate Attacks Rise In Gulf Of Aden
Key Takeaways:IMB logged 24 piracy/armed-robbery incidents in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden from April–July 2026 after mid-August and July seizures off Somalia and of a Tanzanian tanker bound for Puntland; Atalanta cites weather,
Tentative de coup d’État au Niger : un vaste complot de l’Impérial-Terrorisme contre la souveraineté africaine
C’est avec stupeur et consternation que la capitale de la République du Niger, Niamey, a une fois de plus été réveillée dès 1h du matin le samedi 29 août 2026 par une brutale attaque armée,
Islamic State Aims To Establish Strongholds In Mozambique
Key Takeaways:On 7 October 2025 in Mocímboa da Praia, Islamic State Mozambique presented itself as a rival “Muslim government,” warning locals not to work with the state. ACLED’s Peter Bofin says ISM now treats a
Destination Europe: Migrant Smuggling Networks Remain Resilient
Migrant smuggling to Europe remains a lucrative illicit industry and continues to pose a significant security challenge, requiring law enforcement to keep pace with smugglers’ rapid adaptation to countermeasures. In the context of the European
Sustained Conflict in Tigray; North African Mediation in the Sahel: Africa File, August 27, 202
Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. The Ethiopian federal government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have engaged in the first sustained period of military confrontation in the Tigray region since the end of the Tigray war in
Ghana Faces ‘Brewing Crisis’ As It Avoids Conflict With JNIM
Key Takeaways:JNIM has struck several Gulf of Guinea borderlands but has largely spared Ghana, using the weakly governed north as a rear area to rest, resupply, and move cattle and other goods across a porous