Over the past three months, security forces from the Lake Chad Basin countries – Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon – have announced the arrest or killing of key figures in Boko Haram factions. Although these

Time to double down after security strikes against Boko Haram leaders Terror groups have rebounded after past leadership losses, so Lake Chad Basin security forces cannot afford complacency. Over the past three months, security forces

Key Takeaway: The Malagasy military took power in Madagascar in response to weeks of massive youth-led, anti-corruption protests and a resulting constitutional standoff. The crisis could affect US and allied mining operations in Madagascar, pose

Introduction In the past decade, the Sahel has seen a surge of insurgent activity, subjecting millions of civilians to daily violence, displacement, and insecurity. Beginning in Mali in 2012 and Burkina Faso in 2015, violent

Madagascar’s new military ruler, Michael Randrianirina, said he would soon be sworn in as the country’s president as the African Union suspended the island nation after a coup to oust President Andry Rajoelina. Mr Rajoelina,

Water scarcity in Africa is a crisis, and the GERD conflict shows why mutually beneficial cooperation agreements are vital. Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile river in the

As normalization accelerates and Israel scrambles to neutralize the Yemeni threat, Sanaa asserts its central role in shaping West Asia’s power balance. Since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood in October 2023, Yemen’s Ansarallah-aligned armed forces have transformed