Cinq jours après des attaques contre des positions stratégiques de l’armée avec l’aide des rebelles touareg du FLA, et alors que la capitale Bamako est sous blocus, la force unifiée antidjihadiste du Niger, du Burkina
London-Based Al-Qaeda Ideologue Shares 2016 Letter From Jihadi Cleric Al-Maqdisi To Mujahideen,…
On April 29, 2026, Egyptian pro-Al-Qaeda hardline cleric Hani Al-Siba’i, who is based in London, shared on his Telegram channel “Nahr Ad Da’wah” audio excerpts of a Salafi jihadi sermon titled “Advice to Mujahideen,” by
Al Qaeda-linked insurgents establish check points around capital, call on Malians to rise up
Al Qaeda-linked insurgents have called on Malians to rise up against the military-led government and transition to Sharia law, as multiple security sources said the group had set up checkpoints around the capital and seized
What can save Mali from collapse?
The security situation in Mali is becoming critical in the wake of a large-scale, coordinated series of attacks across multiple cities on April 25. The attacks were primarily the work of the jihadist group Jama’at
Algeria’s Saudi-Like Pivot Is Responsible For The Latest Malian Insurgency
As with Saudi Arabia’s embrace of Muslim Brotherhood militants in Yemen, this too entails tremendous risk of blowback, but it’s also being done out of perceived geopolitical desperation to restore a lost sphere of influence
Burkina Faso : après les attaques au Mali, Ibrahim Traoré renforce la sécurité à Ouagadougou
Le ministère burkinabè de la Sécurité a annoncé le lancement de l’opération « WIBGA-2 » visant à renforcer la sécurité sur l’ensemble du territoire. La junte au pouvoir au Burkina Faso, pays sahélien confronté à
JNIM Continues Historic Offensive in Mali; Somali Piracy Revival Threatens Red Sea Shipping: Africa File, April 30, 2026
Key Takeaways: Mali. Al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wa al Muslimeen (JNIM) and its Tuareg rebel allies are continuing operations to consolidate control over northern Mali in the wake of their historic
The Russian-Tuareg War Was Inevitable From The Moment That Wagner Arrived In Mali
To channel Putin when referring to Syria’s accidental shooting down of a Russian spy plane in late 2018 while trying to hit an Israeli jet, “it is more a chain of tragic circumstances” that led
Mali extremists call for united front, begin Bamako blockade
Extremists in troubled Mali called for a united front to bring down the junta that has run the country since 2020 and began a road blockade on the capital Bamako. The call followed joint weekend
Mali: Fallout Zone
On April 25, 2026, Mali’s Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Sadio Camara, was killed during a coordinated series of attacks by armed groups across the country. A suicide car bomb (vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, VBIED) struck