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Cameroon Requests Nigeria and Chad Prevent Boko Haram Border Attacks

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Cameroon Requests Nigeria and Chad Prevent Boko Haram Border Attacks

Military vehicles of the BIR in Far Northern Cameroon 2019 “Officials in northern Cameroon have called on neighboring Chad and…

UN Assesses Core of Islamic State Stagnating, While Some Global Affiliates Thrive

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on UN Assesses Core of Islamic State Stagnating, While Some Global Affiliates Thrive

Flag of the Islamic State. “Despite significant attrition of the Da’esh leadership and a reduction in activity in the core…

Anti-French Sentiment Undergirds Overthrow of Nigerien Government

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/03/2023 | Comments Off on Anti-French Sentiment Undergirds Overthrow of Nigerien Government

Anti-French sentiment has been spreading in francophone Africa and was a prominent discourse in the recent Nigerian military takeover. “Events…

French Researchers Respond to Wave of Anti-French Sentiment in Africa

By Dianne McIntosh | 08/27/2023 | Comments Off on French Researchers Respond to Wave of Anti-French Sentiment in Africa

Anti-French sentiment has been spreading in francophone Africa “[African critics] no longer even need to prove that France supports jihadism.…

Sahelian Countries Divided on Negotiating With Al-Qaeda, Islamic State Militants

By Dianne McIntosh | 08/27/2023 | Comments Off on Sahelian Countries Divided on Negotiating With Al-Qaeda, Islamic State Militants

Niger and Burkina Faso, both afflicted with jihadist violence, demonstrate divergent views on negotiating with jihadists from the Islamic State…

Taliban Responds to UN Reports Claiming Taliban Rule Aids Terrorist Expansion

By Dianne McIntosh | 08/25/2023 | Comments Off on Taliban Responds to UN Reports Claiming Taliban Rule Aids Terrorist Expansion

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) decries a UN report “biased and far from reality” “A range of terrorist groups…

Yemen: Houthi Foreign Fighter Recruitment

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/08/2023 |

This report examines the issue of Houthi foreign fighter recruitment in Yemen. It assesses the sources of foreign fighters, their…

Colombia’s “Total Peace” Negotiations Face New Hurdles

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Colombia’s “Total Peace” Negotiations Face New Hurdles

Senate President Roy Barreras at the inauguration ceremony of Colombian President Gustavo Petro. “The president of the Congress, Roy Barreras,…

CAR Joins Mali in Accusing France of Funding Terrorists

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on CAR Joins Mali in Accusing France of Funding Terrorists

View from Bangui, Central African Republic. “The Central African Republic has been subjected since its independence to systematic looting facilitated…

Al-Qaeda Leader in Maghreb Celebrates French Departure, Claims No Plans To Attack French Homeland

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Al-Qaeda Leader in Maghreb Celebrates French Departure, Claims No Plans To Attack French Homeland

Map of West Africa. “AQIM considers it a victory that French troops withdrew from both Mali in August last year and Burkina Faso in…