Lakurawa, which began as a self-defense force in northwestern Nigeria, has evolved into a Boko Haram-aligned terrorist organization, preying on…
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Among the civilians fleeing violence in Mali, many tell stories about “the white men” — the mercenary fighters working for…
As 2025 ended, military leaders deposed elected governments in Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar. A putsch attempt in Benin failed after regional…
Shortly after Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorists imposed a Bamako fuel blockade in September 2025, Mali’s junta leader chose…
Videos of fuel tanker trucks burning on Malian roads began appearing on social media in September 2025, signaling the beginning…
Nigeria’s security forces have reorganized and refocused their efforts along the country’s northern and western borders in recent weeks. Newly…
In the wake of a surge of refugees from neighboring Mali, Côte d’Ivoire is adding security forces along its northern…
Al-Qaida-linked terrorists have extorted a hefty ransom for an Emirati sheikh to finance their efforts to strangle the government in…
West Africa’s roads are more than trade routes. They have become the front lines of the region’s expanding wars. In…
As Sahel-based terrorist groups continue to look southward to expand their territory, resources, recruitment base and illicit trafficking, officials are…