Dark Skies The sun is not out today. The sun has not been out for days on Eagle Island. Surrounded by black water and dark skies, Eagle Island in the south of Port Harcourt, Rivers
Who are JNIM, the group menacing Bamako and probing Nigeria?
The Al-Qaeda-linked fighters fuse insurgency with economic warfare, extending a conflict that spills across borders. The jihadi group JNIM has been active in the Sahel for almost a decade. It recently caught the world’s attention
Analysis: Islamic State redoubles call for jihad in Sudan, urges foreign fighters to migrate
As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al Naba newsletter, the global
Jihadists Bring Another State to Verge of Collapse
A jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda is bringing the West African country of Mali near collapse as its forces largely control rural areas and are strangling fuel supplies to the capital, Bamako. It raises the
Lake Chad Basin: repeated flooding weakens an already stricken region
Lake Chad Basin: repeated flooding weakens an already stricken region Better water retention infrastructure would enable communities to withstand the region’s many security and developmental challenges. The Lake Chad Basin faces multiple challenges, including Boko
‘Mines and protests’: Niger’s uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France
For years, France choreographed the politics of the Sahel with soldiers and secret deals. Today, the tables have turned For half a century, Niger’s plains fed France’s atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground
Families gunned down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur’s killing fi…
Families gunned down as they huddled for safety. Young children weeping over their mother’s body in the desert. Doctors seized for ransom and executed. Such are the stories trickling out of El Fashir, the Sudanese
France is a state sponsor of terror, AES countries declare
“Nostalgic for the colonial era and concerned by the loss of influence in Sahel”, France is intent on destabilizing the AES by providing intelligence, “logistical support, arms and ammunition” to the terrorist groups, Mali, Burkina
Pourquoi Trump veut-il intervenir militairement au Nigeria sous prétexte de sauver les chrétiens ?
Le président américain Donald Trump a annoncé avoir ordonné au Pentagone de se préparer à une éventuelle intervention militaire au Nigeria si le gouvernement nigérian persistait à tolérer le massacre de chrétiens, comme il l’a
Terror Attacks Rise in Niger as Junta Focuses on Regime Security
Villagers gathered for evening prayers at the mosque in Manda, Niger, on June 20. Soon after, the killers arrived. Terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State group (IS) slaughtered 70 worshippers at the mosque. The handful