External Non-State Actors As A Source Of Instability In West Africa: Hezbollah And Wagner/Africa Corps
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Nigeria’s Conflicts Defy Simple Religious Labels
Nigeria’s security crisis gained ascendancy about two decades ago when Boko Haram terrorism emerged in the northeastern region. The crisis, which has spiralled across the country, also reveals contradictions between reality and perception that often
Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours
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Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours
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SPECIAL REPORT: How Imo became Nigeria’s most dangerous state for journalists
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Russian Nuclear Energy Diplomacy; New Fano Offensive in Ethiopia: Africa File, October 2, 2025
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Sudan’s War Is the Shape of Things to Come
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West Africa must take the helm in the fight against piracy
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Sahel Monitoring June 2025
JNIM (91 claims) June began with the Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) demonstrating its growing capabilities by coordinating complex military operations against armed forces in the Sahel. On the first day of the month,
Sahel Monitoring July 2025
JNIM (99 claims) In July 2025, JNIM issued 98 statements related to military operations and one longer communiqué detailing the situation in the Sahel. In these statements, the group claimed 54 attacks in Burkina Faso,