As 2025 ended, military leaders deposed elected governments in Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar. A putsch attempt in Benin failed after regional…
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Videos of fuel tanker trucks burning on Malian roads began appearing on social media in September 2025, signaling the beginning…
West Africa’s eighth successful coup in the last five years took place in Guinea-Bissau on November 26. Just 11 days…
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…
Since its inception in 2002, Boko Haram has become the second-deadliest terrorist organization in Africa, just behind al-Shabaab. The group…
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…
When Russian Wagner Group mercenaries arrived in Mali in 2021 at the invitation of the ruling junta, the private military…
In West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire is viewed as a bastion of stability with a strong track record of economic development.…