For the third time in only five months, violence has facilitated a transfer of power in West Africa, with Guinea, Mali (twice in the past thirteen months), and Chad seeing new leaders rise from their
Twenty Years After 9/11: The Threat in Africa—The New Epicenter of Global Jihadi Terror
Abstract: While Africa was scarcely a generator of jihadi violence at the dawn of the 21st century, today, 20 years after 9/11, the continent is the global epicenter of jihadi violence. Four phenomena—the persistence of
At Least 30 Dead in Weekend DR Congo Attack
At least 30 people were killed in a weekend attack in the restive northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local and UN sources said on Monday. The jihadists of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
Sahel jihadists: West Africa faces up to policing its terror triangle
With Chad’s withdrawal of troops and the imminent reduction in French troop strength from the vast Sahel region of West Africa – where jihadist groups continue to stage attack after attack, targeting civilians and soldiers
Dispute Over Spy Chief Could Portend New Power Struggle in Somalia
A fresh political rift between Somalia’s president and prime minister appears to be opening a power struggle between the two top leaders of the country, which is struggling to hold elections and prevent frequent terrorist
Kenya appoints head of Liaison Office to Somaliland
Kenya has appointed a head of its Liaison Office to the self-declared republic of Somaliland in a move that could raise another diplomatic tiff with Somalia. A Note Verbale communications from the Ministry of Foreign
Algeria Arrests Suspected Members of MAK Separatist Group After Attacks
Algeria has arrested 27 suspected members of a separatist group that the government has declared a terrorist organization, after an attack in two northern towns, police said Monday. They said the 27 were suspected of
Fate of ruling Islamists at stake as Morocco votes in parliamentary poll
Moroccans head to the ballot box on Wednesday for parliamentary and local elections that will decide the fate of Islamists who have governed the kingdom since the Arab Spring uprisings. Doors opened at polling stations
Opposition’s Carlos Vila Nova becomes Sao Tome’s new President
Carlos Vila Nova was on Monday confirmed as Sao Tome and Principe’s new president after provisional results showed he won the second round of the presidential poll. According to the National Electoral Commission (CNE), Vila
Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government
Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then announced on state television that