Sahel security forces look for answers after decade of violence
Mass atrocities, forced displacement, public executions: terror. It has been a fact of life in parts of Africa’s Sahel region since extremists gained a foothold...
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Attack by ISIS affiliate leaves 30 dead in Mali
An ISIS-affiliated terrorist group killed roughly 30 people during an attack in Mali last week, according to a coalition of militias that were forced out...
Italian Nun Shot and Killed in Apparent ISIS-Affiliate Attack in Mozambique
An Italian nun has been killed in an apparent ISIS-affiliated terrorist attack in the Mozambique city of Chipene. Gunmen stormed a Catholic mission in the...
Wagner Group Operations in Africa
On 30 March 2022, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament launched an inquiry into states’ use of private military contractors (PMC), drawing particular...
Russia deploying Anti-Aircraft system to shoot down Ukrainian MLRS rockets
In a recent interview with the Russian Defense Ministry-run Zvezda TV network, a Russian commander revealed that they are employing the Buk missile system to...
Russia in Mali – Wagner group likely to undermine Moscow’s objectives in the Sahel
An al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group claimed to have killed four Russian contractors employed by Wagner Group following the French withdrawal from Mali on 15 August
Africa is under Jihadi terror attach of Al-Shabaab
In the aftermath of Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s killing by CIA, Al-Shabaab has stepped up terror assaults in the entire African continent. Hence, a 200-member group...
Russia to offer Africa more military equipment and support
Besides that, Central African Republic (CAR) and Republic of Mali are its favourite partners after signing bilateral agreements on military-technical cooperation. Inside Africa, many French-speaking...
Mali: Jihadist group claims to have killed four Russian Wagner group mercenaries
The al-Qaida-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) claims to have killed four paramilitaries from the Russian private security group Wagner in...
Last French troops leave Mali, ending nine-year deployment
France announced withdrawal in February as relations with Bamako frayed in wake of military coups in 2020 and 2021.
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims it killed four Russian mercenaries in Mali
An Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group claimed to have killed four mercenaries from the Russian private security group Wagner in an ambush in central Mali, the SITE...
Central African Republic: Militias spreading ‘terror, insecurity’, must lay down arms
Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in political dialogue, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said...