On 26 July, high-ranking Nigerien officers announced on national television that they had overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021. In this Q&A, Crisis Group analysts lay out the reasons for the

On 26 July, high-ranking Nigerien officers announced on national television that they had overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021. In this Q&A, Crisis Group analysts lay out the reasons for the
After a series of coups swept across Africa’s impoverished Sahel states over the past three years, leading to a larger Russian military presence, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in March made a historic trip
Les victimes, pour la plupart des commerçants, ont été tuées dimanche près de la ville de Bittou, dans la région du Centre-Est frontalière avec le Togo. Une vingtaine de personnes ont été tuées dimanche 6
The Moroccan kingdom’s uncompromising stance against jihadism is crucial in the global fight against terrorism Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released a video entitled ‘Oh, citizens of Morocco’ lasting 38 minutes and 35
Wagner’s businesses in Africa isolate and create dependent economies, not funding for private armies. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned gold and diamond mining concerns connected to the Wagner group in Mali and the
Despite setbacks from military coups in Mali and Niger, the European Union is planning to launch a new military-civilian mission in Africa in the fall, whose aim is to prevent instability triggered by jihadi groups,
Le prix d’un fusil d’assaut AK-47, l’une des armes de guerre les plus reconnaissables, a chuté de 50 % au cours des derniers mois sur le marché noir de la capitale soudanaise, Khartoum – ne
Au moins vingt-trois personnes ont été tuées, lundi, dans trois villages du nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), lors d’attaques des Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF), affiliés au groupe État islamique.
Le chef de Wagner, Evgeni Prigojine, est apparu dans son premier discours vidéo depuis sa mutinerie ratée en Russie, ce qui suggère qu’il se trouve en Afrique. La BBC n’a pas été en mesure de
On August 22, 2023, Al-Zallaqa, the media arm of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the African Sahel, Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), released a statement in English and