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06

Apr
  • 2024-04-06

Understanding Chad’s Relations with Israel

Chad cut diplomatic relations with Israel in late 1972, but secret contacts resumed in 2014, leading to the official resumption of...

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01

Apr
  • 2024-04-01

Islamic State Steps up Activity in Mozambique

"ISIS is escalating attacks in Mozambique, particularly targeting Christian areas to control key routes and expand coastal influen...

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20

Mar
  • 2024-03-20

Al-Shabaab Battles Somali Government Forces in Galmudug

The intensity of clashes between Al-Shabaab and Somali government forces has escalated in the "Ad" area of Galmudug state, which h...

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20

Mar
  • 2024-03-20

Top IS leader killed in Burkina Faso

In early February 2024, a Turkish drone operated by Burkinabe forces targeted an ISIS convoy in northern Burkina Faso, killing fiv...

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18

Mar
  • 2024-03-18

Al-Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Hotel

Attacks on Somali government compounds and hotels hosting official meetings only make up a small number of the Islamist insurgent...

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18

Mar
  • 2024-03-18

Explaining the American Withdrawal from Niger

Since late 2023, the Islamic State group has dramatically stepped up its attacks in Mozambique’s north-eastern province of Cabo De...

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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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