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Escalation and Coordination: JNIM’s Intensification of Operations in Mali and Burkina Faso

Global UpfrontJun 18, 2025June 18, 20250

On June 2, extremists from militant group Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) launched a major coordinated attack on Mali’s main military camp in the city

China’s Support For Mali’s Military Carries Risks: Researcher Outlines What They Are

Global UpfrontJun 18, 2025June 18, 20250

By Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah Mali, a landlocked Sahelian nation of 25 million people, has faced significant instability since 2012, marked by terrorism, state neglect

Security Experts Urge ECOWAS, AES Collaboration to Fight Terrorism

Global UpfrontJun 13, 2025June 13, 20250

By ADF, June 10, 2025 The departure of three Sahelian nations from West Africa’s regional economic system at the end of January undercut collective counterterrorism

A Powerful, Opaque Al-Qaeda Affiliate Is Rampaging Across West Africa

Global UpfrontJun 9, 2025June 9, 20250

In the space of just a few months, the al-Qaeda affiliate has overrun major cities in Burkina Faso and Mali, carried out the deadliest-ever attack

Nigeria: Boko Haram/ISWAP Resurgence in North East Region Part Of Terrorists’ Push To Destabilise Sahel Nations Of Africa – Defence Minister

Global UpfrontJun 4, 2025June 4, 20250

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, on Tuesday explained that the resurgence of Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the North East region, particularly

Togo’s Citizens Want To Leave ECOWAS – A New Survey Suggests Why

Global UpfrontJun 2, 2025June 2, 20250

By Koffi Améssou Adaba A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government’s handling of the terrorist threat in the northern region

Niger Republic: Death Toll From Eknewan Attack Rises To 64 As More Soldiers Succumb To Injuries

Global UpfrontMay 30, 2025May 30, 20250

The death toll from the deadly terrorist ambush on a Nigerien military convoy in Eknewan has risen to 64, following the deaths of six more

The Disintegration of ECOWAS: A Looming Crisis?

Global UpfrontMay 30, 2025May 30, 20250

By SBM Intelligence 50 years after its founding in 1975 through the Treaty of Lagos, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stands at

The Shifting Front Of Militant Islamist Violence In The Sahel

Global UpfrontMay 21, 2025May 21, 20250

By Africa Center for Strategic Studies, 20th May 2025 Militant Islamist violence in the Sahel continues to shift southward and westward, putting ever more pressure

Hope Not Lost On Niger, Others’ Return To ECOWAS – General Gowon

Global UpfrontMay 21, 2025May 21, 20250

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, have expressed optimism that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso