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Morocco dismantles ISIL-linked Sahel cell

Morocco dismantles ISIL-linked Sahel cell

Morocco’s announcement that it dismantled an ISIL-linked cell planning an attack tied to the Sahel underscores how deeply the region’s insurgent networks now reach beyond their core territory. The case…
Morocco dismantles ISIL-linked Sahel cell

Morocco dismantles ISIL-linked Sahel cell

Morocco’s announcement that it dismantled an ISIL-linked cell planning an attack tied to the Sahel underscores how deeply the region’s insurgent networks now reach beyond their core territory. The case…
US Military Aid to Niger: $2.3M Counterterrorism Gear Shipment in Sahel

US Military Aid to Niger: $2.3M Counterterrorism Gear Shipment in Sahel

As a clear indication of the re-emergence of a security-oriented policy by the Washington administration in Africa, the US government…
Nigeria–US Strikes Kill 175 ISIL Fighters in Northeast

Nigeria–US Strikes Kill 175 ISIL Fighters in Northeast

This counter-terrorism mission, considered among the most important counter-terrorism missions undertaken in recent times, is said to involve the killing…
Trump Announces Death of ISIS Second‑in‑Command Abu‑Bilal al‑Minuki in US‑Nigeria Raid

Trump Announces Death of ISIS Second‑in‑Command Abu‑Bilal al‑Minuki in US‑Nigeria Raid

In his short yet powerful post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump states that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the global deputy of…
Nigerian Military Neutralises 1,000 Terrorists in 3-Month Operations

Nigerian Military Neutralises 1,000 Terrorists in 3-Month Operations

The Joint Task Force (JTF) has just delivered an important but cautiously optimistic announcement detailing the elimination of more than…
Nigerian Army Kills Two Terrorists in Zamfara Under Operation FANSAN YAMMA

Nigerian Army Kills Two Terrorists in Zamfara Under Operation FANSAN YAMMA

On May 4th, 2026, the Nigerian Army (NA) troops participating in Operation FANSAN YAMMA conducted coordinated security operations in various…
What Happens to Cabo Delgado When Rwanda’s Forces Leave?

What Happens to Cabo Delgado When Rwanda’s Forces Leave?

The relative calm that emerged in Cabo Delgado between 2022 and 2025 reflected a carefully constructed but externally dependent security…
Ghana and EU security pact: Coastal bulwark against Sahel extremism risk

Ghana and EU security pact: Coastal bulwark against Sahel extremism risk

The Ghana and EU security pact reflects a strategic recalibration in how external and regional actors approach the spread of…
BiH's FATF Deadline: Will Sanctions Reforms Avert Grey-List Disaster?

BiH's FATF Deadline: Will Sanctions Reforms Avert Grey-List Disaster?

The rush around the FATF Deadline in BiH has its origins in the December 2024 evaluation by MONEYVAL that found…
Tactical Evolution: Why Fewer Attacks Signal Deeper Terror Roots?

Tactical Evolution: Why Fewer Attacks Signal Deeper Terror Roots?

Tactical Evolution in African jihadist operations during 2025 is a structural change of high frequency attacks to a few but…
Nigeria's Mass Convictions: Justice or Rushed Retribution in Boko Haram Trials?

Nigeria's Mass Convictions: Justice or Rushed Retribution in Boko Haram Trials?

The most recent stage of the mass terrorism trials in the Federal High Court is one of the most far-reaching…
Crypto Shadows: How Operation Catalyst Exposed Africa's Terror Finance Web

Crypto Shadows: How Operation Catalyst Exposed Africa's Terror Finance Web

Operation Catalyst was a pivotal event in African counter-terror financing operations, revealing what can be termed as “Crypto Shadows- a…
From Chaos to Control: Terror Taxation in Africa's Ungoverned Spaces

From Chaos to Control: Terror Taxation in Africa's Ungoverned Spaces

The transformation in the shift captured under From Chaos to Control is indicative of a more profound change in the…
Sahel Entrenchment: Africa's Jihadists Shift from Attacks to Governance

Sahel Entrenchment: Africa's Jihadists Shift from Attacks to Governance

The Sahel Entrenchment is an indication of the structural change of the insurgency environment in West Africa with jihadist groups…
Benin-Nigeria Border Pact: Countering Sahel Spillover After G5 Collapse

Benin-Nigeria Border Pact: Countering Sahel Spillover After G5 Collapse

With the successful collapse of the G5 Sahel Joint Force in 2025, structural change in the West African security architecture…