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Sudan’s War Threatens to Create Widespread Ethnic Conflict
ADF STAFF
Sudan’s war is inflaming ethnic tensions across the country and threatening to turn the battle between two military factions into a broader war along tribal lines.
“The escalation of war narratives by both sides is fueling…
Amhara Region Is Ethiopia’s Latest Battleground
ADF STAFF
Military drones hummed through October’s midday sky over the central Ethiopian town of Mehalganat in the volatile Amhara region before destroying several buildings at a health clinic compound.
Residents said the attack by…
Conflict in Amhara Region Threatens to Ignite Another Ethiopian War
ADF STAFF
Gun battles in late October shattered the typical tranquility of Debark town, nestled in the foothills of the Semien mountains in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.
Months of intense fighting in Ethiopia’s second-largest region have…
Weapons from Libyan Stockpiles Flow to Terror Groups in Nigeria
ADF STAFF
Terrorists that plague northern Nigeria are arming themselves with weapons that originated in Libya, according to Nigerian defense officials.
Weapons traffickers in Nigeria are benefitting from instability across the Sahel,…
Terror Groups Capitalize on Fulani Anger to Recruit Fighters
ADF STAFF
A mid-August attack on a Fulani community in central Mali left 23 people dead and 300 missing.
After raiding the village of Saran, the unidentified attackers went to the Fulani village of Bidi, but people there had already…
Ibrahim Index Tracks Rising Authoritarian Governance, Declining Security in Africa
ADF STAFF
Overall governance and security was worse in 2023 than it was a decade earlier for most of Africa’s population.
That is according to the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), which found the rise in junta-led…