ADF STAFF Recent media campaigns by the Islamic State group have encouraged fighters to pursue hijra, or migration, to Africa and…
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ADF STAFF Mohamed Znagui Sid’Ahmed Ely knows the security challenges of the Sahel well. A former brigadier general in the…
ADF STAFF Abubakar Shekau had cheated death before. Several times since the brutal Boko Haram leader took control of the…
ADF STAFF It was 2 a.m. on a Saturday when the calm of night in a Burkinabe village was interrupted…
ADF STAFF Benin’s military is working to reassure communities in its northern border areas that it can protect the region…
ADF STAFF Increasing attacks in northern Togo have targeted civilians and military personnel — yet another sign of Sahel terror…
ADF STAFF Checkpoints line the road between Tanguieta and Porga in northern Benin as Soldiers in armored vehicles patrol the…
ADF STAFF Thousands of Malians are fleeing to the Mbera refugee camp in southern Mauritania to escape escalating violence in…
ADF STAFF Inside his shop in northern Côte d’Ivoire, 25-year-old tailor Bassina Konate demonstrates his expertise with the tools of…
ADF STAFF Islamic State attacks in the Sahel have shifted in recent months toward towns along the Mali-Niger border. Civilians…