Militant groups aligned with the Islamic State (ISIS) are ramping up violence across Africa, staging a growing number of attacks and expanding their influence in a way that could ultimately pose a threat far beyond
Sub-Saharan Africa Remains the Epicentre of Global Jihadist Terrorism
As of 2025, the African continent remains the principal theatre of global jihadist activity, as it has for the past several years. Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, violent extremists are sustaining operational momentum across key conflict zones
Sudan still on the road to collapse – The Maghreb and Orient Courier
This week the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa held a critical hearing regarding a long standing crisis with the title “ A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action”. The subject
DRC-M23 Peace Prospects: Africa File, August 7, 2025
Key Takeaways: Assessments: Democratic Republic of the CongoAuthors: Yale Ford and Liam Karr The following section is adapted from “Challenges to a Sustainable DRC-M23 Peace Deal: Africa File Special Edition.” The Congolese government and Rwandan-backed
Jihad Or Exile: Lake Chad’s Abandoned Youth Face Impossible Choice
Adam Issa struggled to explain why he quit his fisherman’s job to join one of the many jihadist groups holed up in the hundreds of islands of Lake Chad. “Some of my friends who joined
Soudan: un centre de recherche dévoile un camp militaire des FSR en territoire libyen
Un centre de recherche spécialisé dans le numérique et les sources ouvertes, The Center for Information Resilience (CIR), a publié, jeudi 31 juillet, une enquête qui permet d’affirmer la présence des combattants des Forces de
Sudan’s RSF accused of war crimes, ethnic cleansing in Nuba Mountains
A report by a Sudanese rights group has accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias of committing war crimes and systematic ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains/South Kordofan region, using sexual violence and
Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner with state-run Africa Corps and pay for it
Officials in the Central African Republic have said that Russia has called on the country to replace the private Wagner mercenary group with Moscow’s state-run Africa Corps and requested payment for further security services. The
Challenges to Sustainable DRC-M23 Peace: Africa File Special Edition
The Congolese government and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have remained at odds over M23’s territorial control in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other issues, undermining the sustainability of the Qatari-brokered preliminary peace
Soudan : Des mercenaires colombiens aux côtés des paramilitaires
Le gouvernement soudanais, soutenu par l’armée, a accusé ce lundi les Emirats arabes unis (EAU) de recruter et de financer des mercenaires colombiens pour combattre aux côtés des Forces de soutien rapide (FSR), le groupe