Abstract: While Africa was scarcely a generator of jihadi violence at the dawn of the 21st century, today, 20 years after 9/11, the continent is the global epicenter of jihadi violence. Four phenomena—the persistence of
Abstract: While Africa was scarcely a generator of jihadi violence at the dawn of the 21st century, today, 20 years after 9/11, the continent is the global epicenter of jihadi violence. Four phenomena—the persistence of
La Guinée-Bissau traverse une nouvelle phase de turbulence politique après que l’armée, ayant renversé le président Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a annoncé jeudi la nomination du général Horta N’Tam comme président de transition. Cette décision survient
Mercredi, un groupe de militaires en Guinée-Bissau a annoncé avoir pris le « contrôle total » du pays, arrêtant le président sortant Umaro Sissoco Embalo et suspendant le processus électoral en cours. Cette annonce intervient
Le général Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, chef de l’armée soudanaise, a appelé mercredi Donald Trump à intervenir pour mettre fin à la guerre au Soudan, un conflit qui dure depuis plus de deux ans entre l’armée
Le calme est revenu à Uvira, dans le Sud-Kivu, le mardi 25 novembre, après deux jours d’intenses affrontements entre les militaires des FARDC (Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo) et les combattants Wazalendo.
Soldiers say they stepped in to restore order, but the timing, confusion and President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s own behaviour have raised suspicions of a staged crisis designed to block election results. Guinea-Bissau Wednesday woke to
Soft power: missing element in the Chad-Cameroon border defence pact?Strategies based on purely military operations can often alienate the very populations they aim to protect. The defence agreement signed by Chad and Cameroon on 23
Who Are Nigeria’s “Newest” Jihadist Militants? In November 2024, Nigerian military officials declared with some alarm that a “new” terrorist group known as “Lakurawa” was operating in rural corners of the country’s northwest. Several months
Executive Summary: A possible relationship is being established between Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Arabic: جماعة نصرة الإسلام والمسلمين, JNIM) and a Nigerian bandit group called Lakurawa (From French: les recrues via Hausa, “the recruits”). This