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
In my article of February 2, 2024, entitled “The Perils of Haste” and published in Eurasia Review, I noted that, “The region needs to address the actual needs of the population and not the needs
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
The Sudanese army launched a major offensive against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, targeting several areas controlled by the paramilitary group in the centre, west, and south of the
Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group that continues to launch deadly attacks against Somali civilians, Soldiers and international peacekeepers, has reached its 18th anniversary. The group’s long lifespan is significant as an estimated 25% to 74% of
The recent militant Islamist attack in Bamako is part of a broader push by violent extremist groups into southern Mali and reflective of the deteriorating security in Mali under military rule. Militant Islamist fighters stormed
La Somalie a reçu « la plus grande cargaison d’aide militaire » de l’Egypte depuis que les Nations Unies ont levé leur embargo sur les armes contre le pays en décembre 2023. Selon des informations
Les deux convois de l’armée ne sont pas passés inaperçus dans le désert. Surveillés par les rebelles indépendantistes du Cadre stratégique permanent (CSP), ils ont quitté Gao, dans le nord-est du Mali, à quelques jours
Le chef de la junte malienne a réuni lundi de hauts responsables militaires pour “ajuster la stratégie” et “donner de nouvelles orientations”, six jours après des attaques jihadistes qui ont fait des dizaines de morts
The military ruled states in the Sahel, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali are seeking to acquire telecoms technology and remote-sensing satellites from Russia as they seek to counter the surge of terrorist activity. Ministers from