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: Russia. The Kremlin is
Following several setbacks in a diplomatic resolution to the ongoing crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the March 23 Movement (M23) /Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) has entrenched its positions across the territories
Al-Shabaab, al Qaeda’s affiliate in East Africa, has made significant territorial gains in central Somalia since it launched its Shabelle offensive in February of 2025. Al-Shabaab has rapidly expanded its foothold, exploiting the Somali Armed
More than 600 soldiers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) have defected to the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), one of the defectors has said. The group, led by Brigadier General Gabriel
The deputy commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Abdel Rahim Hamdan Daglo, threatened on Wednesday to invade two northern states after his paramilitary group suffered significant battlefield setbacks, according to a video statement. The
Musa was asleep in the village of Dusuman in northeast Nigeria when he was awoken by a sharp burst of gunfire and Boko Haram stole his main source of livelihood — his livestock. “They came
The humanitarian situation in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, has deteriorated sharply amid severe food shortages, residents and aid workers said. This has prompted activists to call for emergency airdrops to
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the government next week. M23
Experts are alarmed at growing violence in the Sahel and the possibility of extremist groups consolidating gains to form a terror state. Last year, Burkina Faso was the country most affected by terrorism worldwide, according
Jihadists are murdering, raping, torturing, kidnapping, enslaving, and, in some instances, burning people alive — across Africa, and now in Syria. Local jihadist organizations go by different names, but the ideology that drives them is