Mali’s military junta has failed to stem the momentum of the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terror group, and analysts say…
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In the wake of a surge of refugees from neighboring Mali, Côte d’Ivoire is adding security forces along its northern…
Nations came together in November to participate in Grand African Nemo 2025, an annual exercise aimed at honing the maritime…
Organized crime formed in the wake of Africa’s postcolonial independence in the 1970s, proliferated through continental conflicts in the 1980s…
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…
In West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire is viewed as a bastion of stability with a strong track record of economic development.…
The continent loses up to $50 billion annually to illicit financial flows, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for…
The French Navy on September 22 seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine worth $610 million from an unflagged fishing vessel in…