In June 2024, fighters from the Katiba Serma sub-group of Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) redoubled their efforts to cut off the town of Boni, in the Mopti region of central Mali.1 This
IS Sahel: Consolidating territory and reviving economies.
Since 2023, Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel), a violent extremist organization affiliated to the Islamic State, has shifted from perpetrating high levels of indiscriminate violence against civilians towards building community support in areas where
Nouveaux succès dans la lutte antiterroriste au Mali
Les derniers succès de l’armée malienne et des alliés russes dans la lutte contre les groupes terroristes et bandits de grand chemin opérant dans le pays se poursuivent malgré toutes les tentatives des forces ennemies
Mali: Extremism and Terrorism
On September 17, 2024, militants from the al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) carried out rare attacks in Bamako, targeting a gendarmes training center and the capital airport. According to airport and security
Russia’s Support Of Mali Is Driving Algeria To Diversify Its Military Partnerships
Algeria seemingly suspects that Russia might leverage its dominant military supply role to coerce concessions on the latest Mali-Tuareg conflict, which Algiers wouldn’t comply with for national security reasons, ergo why it’s now exploring Indian
Au Mali, une attaque de djihadistes présumés contre le convoi d’un ministre blesse quatre gendarmes
Le raid s’est déroulé, jeudi 13 février, près de Niéna dans la région de Sikasso (Sud), et visait le convoi du ministre de l’enseignement supérieur, Bouréma Kansaye. Quatre gendarmes ont été blessés dans une attaque
There Might Be A Military Dimension To Russia’s Newfound Interest In Djibouti & Somaliland
All in all, Russia’s Gulf of Aden-Red Sea naval base plans depend first and foremost on whether Sudan implements their long-delayed agreement, absent which the next variable is whether the US keeps its base in
Le renforcement du déploiement russe en Afrique et les peurs occidentales
Les événements récemment observés au Moyen-Orient avaient représenté l’espoir pour les régimes occidentaux quant à une prétendue perte de l’influence de la Russie à l’international. Depuis, les cris de joie ont rapidement été remplacés par
Over 50 people killed in convoy ambush in northeast Mali, sources say
More than 50 people were killed near Mali’s northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said. The attackers struck near the
UN Accuses Sudan Paramilitaries Of Blocking Darfur Aid
The United Nations on Monday accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of blocking aid to the war-torn country’s famine-threatened Darfur region. The RSF, which has been at war with the regular army since April 2023,