The conflict is a complex multi-sided one wherein the West, religious extremists, and Algeria have shared interests in the Malian government meaningfully decentralizing power to Tuareg-inhabited areas (each in pursuit of different ends), while Bamako

Violent extremist organizations from northern Benin and Burkina Faso are increasingly targeting northern Togo as conflicts from the Sahel spill into coastal countries. Four people on a tricycle in the north-central town of Bonzougou were

Russia must avoid being drawn into the quagmire that its non-state adversaries and their speculative Western allies are hoping to create for it in Mali. Reports began circulating over the weekend that the newly rebranded

In April 2023, a war broke out in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese National Army. Its impact has been devastating, millions were displaced and thousands died, in addition to the

Sudan’s paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces fighting Sudan’s army,

On 22 July, an armed clash erupted between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia. The confrontation occurred when Al-Shabaab attempted to overrun three military bases in Jubaland state, approximately 80 kilometers southwest

As diplomacy ramps up, so too must humanitarian innovation. News that the Biden administration is spearheading a fresh initiative to end the conflict in Sudan is a rare positive development in a story that just