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
JNIM Edges into Nigeria Through Bandit Collusion
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
Another coup in West Africa as soldiers announce taking over power in Guinea-Bissau
The officials who describe themselves as the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order” read out the televised announcement on Wednesday. A group of army officers in Guinea-Bissau has announced the suspension of the
ANALYSIS: Triangle of Terror: How ‘corridor of impunity’ swallowed three states in five bloody days
The “Triangle of Terror” is defined by a specific geographical feature: the vast, ungoverned forest belts that connect Kebbi, Niger, and Kwara states. Flared violently in Kwara, and by the early hours of Friday, had
Africa’s Famed Forest Is Damaged by War, but a New Plan Could Help Restore It
While the main warring parties — M23 rebels and Congolese national army — struggle to silence their weapons in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite continuing peace initiatives, the region’s civilians continue to
Boko Haram terrorists kill eight in fresh Borno attack
Seven of those killed were members of the civilian joint task force fighting the insurgents alongside the Nigerian military. Suspected members of Boko Haram insurgents have killed eight people during an attack in Warabe, a
Niger : la junte militaire suspend l’activité de plusieurs centaines d’ONG locales et étrangères
Le ministère de l’intérieur leur reproche de ne pas avoir publié leurs états financiers de 2024 au « Journal officiel », et leur accorde un délai de soixante jours pour se mettre en règle. Le
DRC-M23 Doha Peace Framework—A Long Road Ahead: Africa File Special Edition
Key Takeaway: The Congolese government and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels signed a nonbinding peace framework roadmap agreement, but most key provisions remain unresolved, face many challenges, and are far from implementation. Negotiations will almost certainly remain
ICC: Sudan janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb guilty on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, today convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, known as ‘Ali Kushayb’ and referred to as the ‘Colonel of Colonels’, on 27 counts of war
North Darfur capital falls to RSF as UN warns of ‘atrocities and mass displacement’
Head of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the SAF, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan confirmed the fall of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid reports