In February, Kenyan police launched Operation Ondoa Jangili (‘remove the criminals’) as part of security measures to drive the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) out of hideouts in Isiolo and Marsabit counties. The OLA is an

In February, Kenyan police launched Operation Ondoa Jangili (‘remove the criminals’) as part of security measures to drive the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) out of hideouts in Isiolo and Marsabit counties. The OLA is an
The murder of 31 civilians in Omdurman’s Salha neighborhood at the end of April has prompted Sudan’s government to repeat its call for the international community to label the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a terrorist
Bottom Line Up Front The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has escalated its insurgency since January 2025, launching at least twelve coordinated attacks on military bases and infrastructure across Borno State over the last
A Cameroonian soldier was killed and three others were wounded during a two-night attack by Boko Haram terrorists from 19 to 20 May. The assault occurred in Kerawa, a locality on the border with Nigeria,
South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia face an imminent “health catastrophe”, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Friday, citing a cholera epidemic and cases of severe acute malnutrition. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country after gaining independence
Experts say a surge of attacks by terrorist groups around Mali’s southwestern border indicates an intention to expand across the border into Senegal. Based in Mali and backed by al-Qaida, the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
Key Takeaways: Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have made incremental progress against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in several areas of Sudan since mid-May despite RSF counterattacks and the RSF’s drone campaign against Port
Rival armed groups and quasi-state forces in Libya failed to protect civilians during clashes in Tripoli last week, leading to civilian deaths and damage to homes, Human Rights Watch said today. Judicial authorities should urgently
West African political bloc ECOWAS said Wednesday that plans to establish a long-awaited “regional counter-terrorism force” are “in full-gear” as the region battles a resurgence of jihadist attacks. A wave of attacks in Benin and
Authorities in Somalia’s northeastern Federal State of Puntland have announced the killing of a senior ISIS operative, identified as Ahmed Muse Said, in an operation carried out in the Cal-Miskaad mountains. In an official statement