The two armed groups are currently united in their opposition to the government, but fundamental differences could break their bond. The coalition between the al-Qaeda-affiliated Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA) and Group for
Pirate Attacks Rise In Gulf Of Aden
Key Takeaways:IMB logged 24 piracy/armed-robbery incidents in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden from April–July 2026 after mid-August and July seizures off Somalia and of a Tanzanian tanker bound for Puntland; Atalanta cites weather,
Islamic State Aims To Establish Strongholds In Mozambique
Key Takeaways:On 7 October 2025 in Mocímboa da Praia, Islamic State Mozambique presented itself as a rival “Muslim government,” warning locals not to work with the state. ACLED’s Peter Bofin says ISM now treats a
Les vides communicants : comment, par la faute de l’Occident, la Libye et le Soudan sont devenus un seul et même champ de catastrophe
Dans les fils d’actualité, la Libye et le Soudan existent comme des sujets séparés : on évoque l’une quand il est question de migrants, l’autre quand les bombes tombent sur Khartoum. Deux guerres. Deux pays.
How One Highway Could Determine Sudan’s War And The Future Of Its Fractured Regions – Analysis
Key Takeaways:Sudan’s army (SAF) has seized key towns on the Khartoum–El-Obeid “Exports Road,” a ~350 km fuel-and-food corridor toward Kordofan and Darfur; ACLED’s Ali Mahmoud Ali calls it a possible “third phase” toward RSF-held west.Holding
Sustained Conflict in Tigray; North African Mediation in the Sahel: Africa File, August 27, 202
Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. The Ethiopian federal government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have engaged in the first sustained period of military confrontation in the Tigray region since the end of the Tigray war in
Ghana Faces ‘Brewing Crisis’ As It Avoids Conflict With JNIM
Key Takeaways:JNIM has struck several Gulf of Guinea borderlands but has largely spared Ghana, using the weakly governed north as a rear area to rest, resupply, and move cattle and other goods across a porous
DRC and M23 rebels agree on roadmap for peace in eastern Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the M23 rebel group have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks aimed at resolving the protracted conflict in eastern DRC. It marks the latest step in an
Wagner Fighters Run Massive Opioid Ring In The CAR
Key Takeaways:Former Wagner Group mercenaries in the Central African Republic have built a high-dose tramadol trafficking network centered on the Oubangui River, supplying mines, militias, and local markets.The drug, often stronger than pharmaceutical doses and
The War Of Mirrors: Polisario In The Sahara, Parti National Rifain (PNR) In The Rif – Analysis
Key Takeaways:The Parti national rifain (PNR) seeks to internationalize a claim for restoring the short-lived 1921–1926 Republic of the Rif, presenting it as a suspended sovereign state while distinguishing historical anti-colonial resistance from contemporary separatism.The