12 Coups from Ct Training Reshape Africa Security Landscape
Since 2020, 12 Coups in Ct Training have become an inseparable part of the politics and the security situation in Africa. In Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea, Chad, Sudan and Gabon, one military leader after another has taken control in the various countries with most of them using the excuse of waning security conditions […]
Sahel’s 10,500 Annual Toll Reshapes West Africa Security
The 10,500 Annual Toll of Sahel has become a characteristic indicator of instability that extends to Mali and Burkina Faso and Niger. As at mid 2025, militant Islamist violence had led to over 50 percent of the conflict-related deaths in Africa, an indication of both operational growth and state weakness. Regional security trackers reported that […]
Washington deepens counter-terrorism ties with Abuja
The United States is expanding military cooperation with Nigeria as part of a broader effort to counter Islamic State–linked militant networks across Africa, signalling a more assertive counterterrorism posture under President Donald Trump’s second administration and a renewed emphasis on intelligence-driven operations. The shift follows a surprise series of US air strikes on Christmas Day […]
Tunisia strengthens counterterrorism capabilities with $1.4m US equipment aid
Tunisia has been provided with equipment valued at $1.4 million through the United States government’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. This is an affirmation of the long-standing security cooperation between the two countries. This was provided in the middle of December, though the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia had not clarified the nature of the equipment. The equipment […]
Haitian forces strike Jimmy “Barbecue” cherizier strongholds in Port-au-Prince
Haitian security agents conducted a rare and very public aerial strike against the homes of top gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, bombing a minimum of three homes in the Delmas 6 neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, a local Gazette Haiti reported. Footage making the rounds in social media platforms captured a huge explosion destroying a minimum of […]
Why did U.S. strikes in northwest Nigeria mark a strategic turning point?
A dramatic escalation in foreign intervention in the long-standing struggle against jihadist attacks in the country was represented by the Christmas Day strikes launched by the U.S. military in northwest Nigeria. Though the conflict in sustainability in West Africa’s security has long had the conflict in Nigeria at its heart, the fact that the strikes […]
What the US airstrikes in Sokoto reveal about Africa’s new terror front
On December 25, 2025, US Africa Command said in a statement that, at the direction of the President of the United States and in coordination with Nigerian authorities, US forces conducted precision strikes against ISIS camps in Nigeria’s Sokoto State. Initial assessments revealed multiple killed ISIS operatives. These strikes demonstrate a major tenet in effective […]
Nigerian army arrests suspected suicide bombers linked to Maiduguri mosque blast
The Nigerian troops involved in Operation Hadin Kai have arrested two suspected suicide bombers and disrupted the logistics chain that is sustaining the Boko Haram insurgents based in Borno and Yobe States. This is coming on the heels of the recent bombing of a mosque that claimed a large number of lives at the Maiduguri […]
Nigeria’s counter-terrorism strategy enters a critical reset
The two main events that happened on December 18, 2025, demonstrate that Nigeria will make substantial adjustments to its anti-terrorism system through recalibration. The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) issued a strong warning about media carelessness because it might endanger security operations. Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, who serves as Nigerian Army Chief of Army Staff […]
Regional power vacuums fueling the expansion of extremist groups in North and West Africa
The series of military coup that transformed the rule in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger is still shaking North and West Africa in 2025. The transitional authorities whose main concern has been consolidation of the regimes have not been able to exercise administrative control outside major urban centers. This has weakened the state presence creating […]