In mid-October, leaders in Ghana’s northern Bawku community celebrated a milestone: 150 days without gun violence in a region beset…
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Algeria’s decision in August to deploy elements of its military to support Niger’s ruling junta was more than simply a…
There is an information war being fought in Mali online and on social media platforms. A new study outlines how…
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) amasses an estimated $100 million a year through a web of illicit activities that illustrates…
When terrorists attacked Bamako and Niamey earlier this year, the military leaders of Niger and Mali did not turn to…
The late August mutiny against Niger’s ruling junta raised questions about its dependence on Russia’s Africa Corps for security, growing…
A campaign of airstrikes in Somalia forced al-Shabaab to limit group communications and shift away from large gatherings of top…
The sound of gunfire and explosions began about 1 a.m. on August 29, setting off a night of intense fighting…
Nigeria’s northern states are experiencing a surge in terrorism spreading from the Sahel as strained diplomatic relations with Niger’s ruling…
For more than a decade, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has waged an intense insurgency across the Lake…