Sahelian terror groups are expanding their reach and influence, conducting large-scale attacks across huge swaths of territory in the junta-led…
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As terror groups from the Sahel encroach on coastal West African states, Mauritania has remained relatively peaceful. The country has…
The Nigerian government’s Terrorist Prevention Act reclassified violent bandit groups, criminal gangs and kidnapping syndicates as terrorists in 2022. The…
A northern region of Cameroon in the Lake Chad Basin has become a focal point of pressure by terrorists trying…
After years of losses to the joint military forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the Islamic…
The al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terror group on June 18 attacked Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger’s…
Terrorists have resumed attacks in northern districts of Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, relying on improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to limit…
The Nigerian Senate on June 24 passed a bill that will decentralize state police forces if approved by at least…
Islamist militants fighting for factions affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group (IS) are expanding across national borders in…
When two armed groups launched coordinated attacks across Mali on April 25, including a stunning assault on the capital, Bamako,…