The conflict is a complex multi-sided one wherein the West, religious extremists, and Algeria have shared interests in the Malian government meaningfully decentralizing power to Tuareg-inhabited areas (each in pursuit of different ends), while Bamako
Violent extremist organizations from northern Benin and Burkina Faso are increasingly targeting northern Togo as conflicts from the Sahel spill into coastal countries. Four people on a tricycle in the north-central town of Bonzougou were
Russia must avoid being drawn into the quagmire that its non-state adversaries and their speculative Western allies are hoping to create for it in Mali. Reports began circulating over the weekend that the newly rebranded
In April 2023, a war broke out in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese National Army. Its impact has been devastating, millions were displaced and thousands died, in addition to the
Farmers in Borno State’s Jere, Dikwa, and Damboa are determined to fully commit to farming this year despite ongoing threats from Boko Haram insurgents. On July 6, a much-needed downpour soaked the Dikwa Local Government
It is not the first time Simon Ekpa, leader of a violent faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has shared images of conflicts in Francophone Africa to push his propaganda. Simon Ekpa, leader
The Front Patriotique de Libération initially stood in opposition to ousted President Bazoum, but they are now fighting for his release and attacking critical infrastructure in the Niger Republic. On June 16, a rebel group
Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by non-State armed groups have forced thousands to flee to neighbouring Niger in search of safety, amid a deepening emergency, UN humanitarians have warned. In an alert,
Sudan’s paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces fighting Sudan’s army,
Israel and Houthis in Yemen have traded fire for the first time, escalating tensions nine months after commercial ships in the Red Sea started to come under threat from the rebel group — in a