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The kidnapping industry fuels insurgencies in Africa’s Sahel region.
Armed drones are increasingly being seen as a solution to security challenges in African conflicts.
Togo has long pursued a pragmatic and independent foreign policy that serves its national interests.
Dismantling one of the world’s deadliest terror group’s access to illicit economies is key to countering its activities.
Despite its current crisis, Ecowas can look back on successes in integration, peace and security, and good governance.
After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the business community.
The possibilities for a large presence of al-Shabaab fighters in Ethiopia are limited.
Al-Shabaab has grown rich and retained influence over much of Somalia.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their intention to leave Ecowas. This may be a pointer to a deeper crisis in the Sahel region.
France’s withdrawal from Niger could hurt the regional fight against terrorism, create an opportunity for Wagner’s influence and increase Europe’s migrant crisis.
Trans-border collaboration is required to recover protected areas that transverse Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin Republic from armed groups.
The new ECOWAS chairman must focus on strengthening democracy and security in west Africa.
The transitional government is determined to change its partners to fight insecurity in Mali – but results will be hard to come by.
Spiralling insecurity is one of the biggest takeaways when considering Nigeria’s year in review, in 2022.
To understand the latest coup in Burkina Faso, one must appreciate the internal power struggles in the country, their links with violent extremism as well as the role of external state actors.
Rather than ban motorcycles, the Nigerian government must intensify its military campaigns and address socioeconomic causes of insecurity.
Incidents of terror attack on churches in Nigeria don’t happen in a vacuum. They are driven by jihadism, pastoral conflicts and related criminality.
Recent incidents have been read as a campaign against Christians, but other religious groups feel they are targets too.
Though its full impact is unpredictable, the withdrawal of France from Mali will have some likely effects.
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