Armed groups in the Sahel are exploiting tensions between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of…
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A Nigerien rebel group has attacked oil production infrastructure, which could weaken the country’s finances and threaten its ruling junta’s…
Islamic State militants approached a neighborhood on the outskirts of Mocímboa da Praia in northern Mozambique on January 25, seeking…
In mid-January, Nigerian troops serving in Operation Hadin Kai raided an Islamic State West Africa Province hideout in the Timbuktu…
From coast to coast, Turkey is working to forge ties with African nations, often as a security partner for weapons…
Lakurawa, which began as a self-defense force in northwestern Nigeria, has evolved into a Boko Haram-aligned terrorist organization, preying on…
ADF STAFF About 160 suspected members of the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terror group on January 11 attacked three factories…
To help Mauritania address growing security threats from the Sahel region and West Africa, the United States government in December…
Authorities in semiautonomous Puntland State are warning that collaborations between Somali pirate groups and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen…
Mozambique’s leadership is weighing creating a national defense fund to finance its military at a time when the government has…