The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate steps to protect civilians in
Sudan: The country that Islamists hijacked and Iran wants to bury
This story documents live testimonies about Iranian penetration into Sudan, conveyed by “Al-Hajj,” “Al-Liwaa,” “Al-Diplomat,” and other sources whose names we have withheld for their protection and safety, who all agreed that this penetration into
L’AES à l’ONU pointe du doigt les Etats soutenant le terrorisme au Sahel
Les pays de l’Alliance des Etats du Sahel insistent sur l’inadmissibilité du soutien au terrorisme dans la région sahélienne de la part de certains régimes hostiles, en le rappelant dans le cadre de la 79ème
Le Mali et la libération complète du pays
Les autorités maliennes avec le soutien des alliés visent à reprendre le contrôle total du territoire national, notamment la partie restante dans le nord du pays où se trouvent encore des groupes terroristes. Cet objectif
Africa File, October 3, 2024: Khartoum Offensive; Internal Somali Rivalries; Benin Coup Attempt; Russia’s Projects in the Sahel
The Africa File provides regular analysis and assessments of major developments regarding state and nonstate actors’ activities in Africa that undermine regional stability and threaten US personnel and interests. Key Takeaways: Sudan. The SAF launched
The Young Nigerians Caught in the Gold Rush Financing Terrorism in the Sahel
Young men from Nigeria’s North West are leaving the country to seek opportunities in the rebel-controlled and jihadist-infested central Sahel. Their work in Mali’s gold mining industry is financing terrorism in the troubled region. The
ANALYSIS: ECOWAS must rethink responses to coups in West Africa
ECOWAS should use its special summit on regional integration in 2025 to reconsider its approach to managing coups. Recurrent coups since 2020 and the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the
Why West Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot
Having slipped undetected into Mali’s capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako’s airport and set the presidential jet on
Africa File, September 26, 2024: Fano Offensive in Ethiopia’s Amhara; Egypt Arms Somalia; Rebel Drones in Mali; Burkina Thwarts Another Coup
The Africa File provides regular analysis and assessments of major developments regarding state and nonstate actors’ activities in Africa that undermine regional stability and threaten US personnel and interests. Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. Amhara ethno-nationalist militias
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger juntas investigate French journalist for jihadist analysis
Prosecutors in junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being an “apologist for terrorism” over his analysis of jihadist attacks. Nasr, who works