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Fulani: New Study Unravels The Genetic History Of Africa’s Largest Pastoralist Community

Global UpfrontApr 11, 2025April 11, 20250

By Carina Schlebusch, Cesar Fortes-Lima & Viktor Černý The Fulani people are Africa’s largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani

ISWAP Use Of Weaponized Drones Alter The Battlefield In Lake Chad Basin

Global UpfrontApr 6, 2025April 6, 20250

By ADF Islamic State West Africa Province extremists have begun using weaponized drones in their attacks against government forces in the Lake Chad Basin, marking

Niger’s Withdrawal from MNJTF: A Looming Security Catastrophe

Global UpfrontApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

By Zagazola Makama As of March 30, 2025, Niger’s formal withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has sent shockwaves through the security landscape

Nigeria Works To Tighten Controls Over ISWAP’s Methods Of Financing

Global UpfrontMar 20, 2025March 20, 20250

By ADF The Islamic State group’s two affiliates in West Africa rely on both modern cryptocurrency and hawala, a traditional person-to-person exchange, to finance their

Turkey Assumes Control of Strategic Military Bases in Chad Amid Shifting Regional Alliances

Global UpfrontFeb 16, 2025February 16, 20250

By Zagazola Makama In a significant realignment of military partnerships within the Sahel region, Turkey has assumed control over key military installations in Chad, following

Boko Haram’s Cattle Rustling: Funding Terrorism And Exerting Control In The Lake Chad Basin

Global UpfrontDec 15, 2024December 15, 20240

By Oluwole Ojewale and Raoul Sumo Tayo In Africa, transnational cattle rustling – the forceful theft of livestock for illicit commercial gain – is increasingly

NAF Airstrikes Destroy Terrorists’ Logistics Base, Kill Scores Of Commanders, Fighters In Lake Chad Basin area

Global UpfrontNov 25, 2024November 25, 20240

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday announced that its fighter jets have destroyed a Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (BH/ISWAP) logistics base and

How NAF Airstrikes Stopped Mass Movement Of ISWAP Terrorists From Lake Chad Basin To Southern Tumbuns, Eliminates Scores Of Commanders, Fighters

Global UpfrontNov 10, 2024November 10, 20240

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has given insight into how the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, delivered a crushing blow to the Islamic State

Lake Chad Basin: Shift in Boko Haram Tactics Requires Security Forces to Adapt

Global UpfrontNov 6, 2024November 6, 20240

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby, center, surveys the damage in Barkaram on October 28, 2024, one day after Boko Haram militants attacked the island’s military

MNJTF Making Inroads Into Boko Haram

Global UpfrontAug 13, 2024August 13, 20240

Last week’s joint steering committee of the Lake Chad basin-based Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) heard the force’s Operation Lake Sanity 2 in recent weeks