Key Takeaways: From Traditional Notability to the Territorial Production of Electoral Power Introduction: When Parties Seek Candidates Who Can Win Rather Than Militants Who Can Represent As Morocco approaches the legislative elections of September 23,
On September 10, the Houthis seized the strategic port city of Mocha on Yemen’s southern Red Sea coast. The next day, the Iran-backed group pushed south, culminating with the capture of the remaining Red Sea
Les pays africains jouent un rôle essentiel dans le renforcement de la sécurité mondiale, soulignant ainsi l’importance des partenariats sécuritaires internationaux pour lutter contre des défis sécuritaires contemporains dont la nature est de plus en
Key Takeaways: Since Sudan’s civil war began in 2022, mercenaries from Chad, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan have operated in the country along with some from distant nations. They include fighters from Russia’s Wagner Group
Key Takeaways: Introduction The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) developed and used chlorine-based chemical weapons during the country’s civil war. A leaked secret dossier from September 2026 revealed extensive evidence. (1) A trove of nearly 150
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
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
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
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
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,