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18

Mar
  • 2024-03-18

Niger Ends Military Cooperation with the U.S.

Niger’s ruling military junta announced on March 17 that it had canceled, with immediate effect, a military agreement providing fo...

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15

Mar
  • 2024-03-15

Why is Al-Shabaab Re-Structuring in Southern Somalia?

Since early March, Somali’s Al-Shabaab Islamists have been working to strengthen their ranks by redrawing the borders of their de...

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10

Mar
  • 2024-03-10

Libyan Rivals Meet in Cairo

On March 10, 2024, the heads of Libya’s three main governing bodies met in Cairo in yet another bid to break the conflict-wracked...

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01

Mar
  • 2024-03-01

Elite Russian Troops Deploy in Burkina Faso

In early January 2024, a group of pro-French officers attempted to assassinate the head of Burkina Faso’s transitional military co...

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01

Mar
  • 2024-03-01

Algeria Moves to Dislodge Niger from the Moroccan Axis

In mid-2024, a high-level Algerian delegation led by General Abid Halouz visited Niamey to enhance cooperation amidst rising secur...

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15

Feb
  • 2024-02-15

Understanding February’s Attack on UAE Forces in Mogadishu

On February 11, a gunman from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab jihadist group attacked the Gordon Military Base at Aden Adde International Air...

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11

Feb
  • 2024-02-11

IS Attacks Displace Thousands in Nigeria’s Plateau State

Between December and mid-January, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) waged a campaign of attacks in Nigeria’s Benue,...

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07

Feb
  • 2024-02-07

Mali’s Dogon Face Growing Jihadist Violence

The Dogon people are an ethnic group who have lived in the central plateau region of West Africa, south of the Niger River, for th...

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03

Feb
  • 2024-02-03

Emirati Espionage at Tunisia’s Presidential Palace

The United Arab Emirates’ influence in Tunisia dates back to shortly after the 2011 overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali...

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01

Feb
  • 2024-02-01

Egypt Opens to Foreign Investment in Sinai Real Estate

On January 4, the Egyptian parliament approved amendments to the Desert Lands Law (143) of 1981, allowing foreign investors unrest...

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01

Feb
  • 2024-02-01

Leading IS Figure Assassinated in Mali

On January 23, the Malian army announced it had killed senior Islamic State group commander Abdoul Wahab Ould Choghib and 14 of hi...

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10

Jan
  • 2024-01-10

The UAE’s Hidden Role in the Sahel

When General Abdourahamane Tchiani deposed the country’s government in a July 2023 coup, the United Arab Emirates publicly condemn...

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