West Africa’s eighth successful coup in the last five years took place in Guinea-Bissau on November 26. Just 11 days…
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Africa loses an estimated $11.2 billion in annual revenue to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The challenge is particularly…
As terrorism-related violence in the Sahel increasingly moves toward coastal West Africa, an economic bloc of West African countries announced…
As terrorist groups grow in sophistication and continue to expand beyond the Sahel, countries throughout West Africa are finding it…
The year 2021 was marked by four coups in Africa. It was the crest of a wave of military rulers…
The departure of three Sahelian nations from West Africa’s regional economic system at the end of January undercut collective counterterrorism…
The military government of Niger has terminated its intelligence cooperation with Russia and Turkey, saying the surveillance systems and related…
As 2024 ended, Sahel security remained dire. Terror attacks led by an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group were…
The three nations that make up the Alliance of Sahel States are home to terror groups that threaten to spread…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to activate its standby force as terrorism from Burkina…