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Militant Islamist Groups in Africa Sustain High Pace Of Lethality

Global UpfrontAug 15, 2025August 15, 20250

By Africa Center for Strategic Studies Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and

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

Deaths Linked To Militant Islamist Violence in Africa Continue to Spiral, Led By Boko Haram/ISWAP

Global UpfrontMar 13, 2024March 13, 20240

Fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence jumped by 20 percent in the past year, claiming more than 23,000 lives—a new record. Over 80 percent of

Burkina Faso Crisis Continues to Spiral As Militant Islamist Groups Encircle Capital Ouagadougou

Global UpfrontSep 8, 2023September 8, 20230

Following two military coups d’état in 2022, militant Islamist groups in Burkina Faso have moved to encircle Ouagadougou leaving a trail of unprecedented violence in