The Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of the tri-border area, a key trade and smuggling nexus, has brought Sudan’s war closer to Egypt than ever before In mid-June, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control
ANALYSIS: Will US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave way for peace?
Recent efforts to resolve the M23 crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken a new turn. After the breakdown of the Angola-led Luanda talks in mid-December 2024, a joint East African
Embuscades, mines, enlèvements: au Sahel, les routes de la peur
Au Sahel miné par les violences jihadistes, il y a des routes qu’on évite et d’autres qu’on traverse la peur au ventre, comme la Nationale 15 au centre du Mali. Elle quitte Sévaré, serpente à
JNIM in Mali: How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa’s deadliest militant groups
Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. On 1 July, the group
El Fasher clashes continue as Sudan’s RSF rejects UN truce
Renewed artillery strikes rocked El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, this morning, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rejected a UN-proposed humanitarian truce. The escalation comes amid reports of hundreds of children succumbing
JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a split within his ruling coalition amid uncertainty about his plans to run for his eighth, seven-year presidential term in October elections at age 92. The
Jihadist Group Harbours Political Ambitions In Troubled Sahel
In Africa’s turbulent Sahel region, the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadist group is expanding its influence by repeated massacres, food distribution and signing pacts with local authorities to position itself as a key political player. The Group
Foreign Influence Is Fueling The War In Sudan – Analysis
The current war raging in Sudan began on April 15, 2023, with violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Two years later, the conflict shows no signs
Mali : Over 80 jihadists killed in coordinated attacks against the army
The Malian army announced Tuesday evening, in an updated report, that it had neutralized more than 80 terrorists following coordinated jihadist attacks carried out in several parts of the country. These simultaneous assaults targeted seven
Centrafrique: le nord-ouest et le sud-est du pays en proie à une situation sécuritaire inquiétante
Des témoignages d’habitants recueillis dans ces deux régions affirment que des groupes d’hommes armés y commettent régulièrement des exactions sans que l’armée centrafricaine, appuyée par les mercenaires de Wagner, ne parvienne à y mettre fin.