The military government of Niger has terminated its intelligence cooperation with Russia and Turkey, saying the surveillance systems and related…
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Throughout West Africa it has become difficult to avoid the blitz of viral videos, memes and social media posts glorifying…
Experts say a surge of attacks by terrorist groups around Mali’s southwestern border indicates an intention to expand across the…
At a market in the town of Sébabougou, in a part of western Mali that has been contested by terrorists…
With a significant rise in defense spending, Algeria is moving to modernize and expand the capacity of its People’s National…
Security forces in Somalia’s autonomous northeastern Puntland region have made significant progress in ridding the area of the Islamic State…
Militant Islamist violence in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is continuing to expand to the west and south, threatening coastal…
As 2024 ended, Sahel security remained dire. Terror attacks led by an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group were…
Somali security forces in 2022 reclaimed the town of Adan Yabaal, a logistical hub for the government forces, from the…
Graphic videos of a massacre in villages surrounding the western Burkina Faso town of Solenzo spread rapidly on social media…