‘The blockades are linked to the conflict: They grow as the conflict grows.’ Armed groups in Mali are increasingly deploying siege tactics as a tool of war, targeting ever larger towns and regions, disrupting local

‘The blockades are linked to the conflict: They grow as the conflict grows.’ Armed groups in Mali are increasingly deploying siege tactics as a tool of war, targeting ever larger towns and regions, disrupting local
Niger – a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world – recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States. For over a decade,
Au Mali, le week-end du 16-17 mars 2024 a été chargé sur le plan sécuritaire. Les jihadistes du Jnim ont attaqué samedi un camp militaire à Danderesso, région de Sikasso, dans le sud du pays.
Au Mali, le colonel Houssein Ghoulam rejoint le Jnim (Groupe de soutien à l’Islam et aux musulmans). Il était jusqu’à présent chef d’etat-major du Mouvement arabe de l’Azawad (MAA), l’un des groupes qui compose la
Key Takeaways: Assessments:Sahel ISSP has expanded its areas of control and established itself as a hub for foreign fighters from North Africa and Europe since early 2023, which increases the group’s transnational threat risk. ISSP
« Le président m’a demandé de travailler » avec N’Djamena « à une adaptation, à une évolution de notre dispositif de manière à mieux l’adapter (…) aux enjeux militaires, sécuritaires de la région », a
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan are reportedly recruiting children to fight in their battle against the Sudanese army, exploiting tribal customs in its power base in Darfur after the phenomenon – which had
Türkiye, Iran and Morocco are stepping up their initiatives towards ruling military regimes in the African Sahel, seeking to diversify their partners, in the wake of France’s withdrawal from the region. Standing in front of
Au Mali, Choguel Maïga, actuel Premier ministre de transition, a été destitué mardi 5 mars de son poste de président du Mouvement du 5 juin – Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP) par une frange du
Not long ago, one of the international community’s serious concerns, Sahel terrorist violence, is today unnoticeable on its agenda. Far behind the war in Ukraine and that in Sudan which broke out in April 2023.