Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria Monday as relations between the junta-led Sahel countries and their west African neighbours remain tense. Along with Niger —
Sudan’s RSF pushes into Abu Shouk camp as fierce fighting engulfs El Fasher
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pushed deeper into a vast displacement camp in El Fasher on Monday, three local sources said, as fierce fighting raged for control of the North Darfur capital amid conflicting claims
Côte d’Ivoire : Quatre morts et un disparu dans une attaque près de la frontière burkinabè
Quatre villageois ont été tués, un autre est porté disparu, et une femme grièvement brûlée à la suite d’une attaque perpétrée dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi par des « individus armés non identifiés
Somalia: Tunisian ISIS Fighter Killed in Puntland as Foreign Militants Flee Military Operations
An operation waged by the Puntland Defense Forces left a Tunisian ISIS fighter and two Somali militants dead, marking a significant step towards the elimination of the terrorists in the northern state of Somalia. Puntland
Mali: les civils fuient en masse les localités de la région de Ségou attaquées par les jihadistes
Alors que l’armée malienne n’a toujours pas repris ses positions attaquées par les jihadistes du JNIM dans le centre du pays, mardi 19 août, les civils des villages alentours eux aussi pris pour cible continuent
Nigeria’s military says its airstrikes killed 35 Islamic militants in Borno state
Nigeria’s military said it targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country’s northeast early on Saturday, killing at lest 35 suspected jihadis as the West African country grapples with militancy and a resurgent Boko Haram.
Malians Flee Town After Jihadist Attack
Many civilians have fled the town of Farabougou in central Mali following a jihadist attack this week on a military camp, local and military sources told AFP on Saturday. Soldiers also evacuated the town’s military
Sudan’s RSF accused of fresh atrocities, ethnic cleansing in El Fasher
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of committing a new wave of killings, abductions, and ethnically motivated attacks against civilians attempting to flee El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur. The
From Criminality to Insurgency: The Convergence of Bandits and Jihadists in Nigeria’s Northwest
Security in northwestern Nigeria is deteriorating rapidly amid a surge of violent, coordinated attacks by a host of non-state armed groups. The theater of conflict in northwestern Nigeria exhibits a distinct hybrid security landscape where
M23 Massacres Undermine DRC Peace Process: Africa File, August 21, 2025
Key Takeaways: Assessments: Democratic Republic of the Congo—M23Authors: Yale Ford and Liam Karr Rwandan-backed M23 has increased the tempo of its counterinsurgency operations against anti-M23 militia groups in M23-controlled Rutshuru district in North Kivu since