When Civicus, a South Africa-based alliance of civil society organizations from around the world, recently added Burkina Faso to its…
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The Nigerian government’s Terrorist Prevention Act reclassified violent bandit groups, criminal gangs and kidnapping syndicates as terrorists in 2022. The…
In one week in May, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) went from being the most active wing of…
When two armed groups launched coordinated attacks across Mali on April 25, including a stunning assault on the capital, Bamako,…
In parts of the world such as Ukraine, Myanmar and Japan, the Chinese government has been accused of employing “two-faced…
More than 400 Congolese were killed in bombardments and executions in eight South Kivu province towns over a one-week stretch…
Covering 60,000 square kilometers, the Sambisa Forest in northeast Nigeria was once a thriving wildlife reserve, popular with tourists. Today,…
The future of Rwanda’s military deployment in northern Mozambique is uncertain, as Kigali has tied the continuation of its mission…
Community mediation practitioners in Nigeria are showing that early intervention can stop conflict before it escalates to large-scale violence. Felicia…
An ethnic militia that was recruited, trained and armed by Russia’s Wagner Group PMC has turned against the government of…