Starting in late December 2023, vicious and indiscriminate violence broke out in the Mangu local government area in Plateau State, Nigeria among the area’s farming and pastoral communities. By the time the attacks stopped in

On January 8, the al-Qaida affiliated group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) launched a meticulously planned assault on a fortified military post in northern Benin’s Alibori region, near the country’s borders with Burkina Faso and

The Trump administration has begun the process of redesignating Yemen’s Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) over the groups’ firing at U.S. warships; violently overthrowing Yemen’s internationally recognized government; launching attacks against civilian infrastructure

On January 27, Rwandan-backed rebels known as M23 captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite the presence of U.N. peacekeeping force, defense forces from other African countries, local militias,

L’offensive lancée par les militaires, jeudi 6 février, leur a permis d’être « à deux doigts d’atteindre le centre de Khartoum », a déclaré à l’Agence France-Presse une source de l’armée. L’armée soudanaise était, jeudi

L’évolution du calcul politique des parrains du groupe rebelle M23 risque de déclencher une nouvelle guerre dans la région des Grands Lacs, ce qui souligne l’importance pour les médiateurs africains et les partenaires mondiaux d’agir

Somalia connects Asia to Africa and further on to Mediterranean Europe, through Egypt’s Suez Canal. It is a major crossroads, which attracts the powers that be in the world. Despite being of such importance, its

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: DRC. The Rwandan-backed M23