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Somalia and the Lake Chad Basin (mostly Nigeria) used to account for the highest levels of violence connected to Africa's Islamist groups. This changed in 2022 as Islamist violence in the Sahel region skyrocketed, making it the most dangerous region of the past decade.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Somalia and the Lake Chad Basin (mostly Nigeria) used to account for the highest levels of violence connected to Africa's Islamist groups. This changed in 2022 as Islamist violence in the Sahel region skyrocketed, making it the most dangerous region of the past decade.
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Japanese finance in Africa is nearly always disbursed, managed, and accounted for on a blended finance basis.
This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Japanese finance in Africa is nearly always disbursed, managed, and accounted for on a blended finance basis.
This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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3 years ago today, Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso. Since then, insecurity in Burkina Faso has in fact grown more deadly and widespread.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
3 years ago today, Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso. Since then, insecurity in Burkina Faso has in fact grown more deadly and widespread.
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By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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Sudan is the epicenter of an emerging pattern of increasing urbanization in African warfare, with organized armed violence in urban centers accounting for 38% of all such fatalities across the continent.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sudan is the epicenter of an emerging pattern of increasing urbanization in African warfare, with organized armed violence in urban centers accounting for 38% of all such fatalities across the continent.
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The siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region has severely escalated, with paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nearly completing a total encirclement of the city.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region has severely escalated, with paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nearly completing a total encirclement of the city.
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One area of focus to come out of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development is a push for improved Africa–Japan coordination on complex threats—including cyber intrusions, maritime threats, trafficking, organized crime, and illicit financial flows.
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September 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
One area of focus to come out of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development is a push for improved Africa–Japan coordination on complex threats—including cyber intrusions, maritime threats, trafficking, organized crime, and illicit financial flows.
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Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger contributed the most to Africa's crisis of forced displacement this past year.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger contributed the most to Africa's crisis of forced displacement this past year.
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As Africa’s conflicts increasingly spill across borders, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing one conflict into another.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As Africa’s conflicts increasingly spill across borders, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing one conflict into another.
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The government’s ability to gain popular support and pursue a holistic stabilization strategy to this threat will be directly impacted by the degree to which Cameroon’s presidential elections next month contribute to a legitimating and unifying outcome.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The government’s ability to gain popular support and pursue a holistic stabilization strategy to this threat will be directly impacted by the degree to which Cameroon’s presidential elections next month contribute to a legitimating and unifying outcome.
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Cameroon is facing a more than decade-long threat from militant Islamist groups. This threat has been escalating with the country experiencing a 50% increase in fatalities linked to these groups in the past year.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Cameroon is facing a more than decade-long threat from militant Islamist groups. This threat has been escalating with the country experiencing a 50% increase in fatalities linked to these groups in the past year.
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Conflict is the primary driver of forced displacement in Africa.
14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Conflict is the primary driver of forced displacement in Africa.
14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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At present, more than 21 African countries have established space programs and 18 have launched at least one satellite.
The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
At present, more than 21 African countries have established space programs and 18 have launched at least one satellite.
The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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As Africa’s conflicts become more regionalized, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing into neighboring countries also experiencing conflict.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
As Africa’s conflicts become more regionalized, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing into neighboring countries also experiencing conflict.
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Governments across Africa are increasingly prioritizing investments in space infrastructure, even as they grapple with the challenges of balancing ambitious national programs with limited budgets and pressing domestic needs.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Governments across Africa are increasingly prioritizing investments in space infrastructure, even as they grapple with the challenges of balancing ambitious national programs with limited budgets and pressing domestic needs.
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The ADF, in the eastern Congo, is one of the region’s least understood militant groups.
The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The ADF, in the eastern Congo, is one of the region’s least understood militant groups.
The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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African governments are turning to space to power the continent’s socioeconomic transformation. Satellites are expanding internet access to rural communities, helping bridge the digital divide that continues to separate much of Africa from the global information economy.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
African governments are turning to space to power the continent’s socioeconomic transformation. Satellites are expanding internet access to rural communities, helping bridge the digital divide that continues to separate much of Africa from the global information economy.
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Guinea's constitutional referendum this weekend—administered by the military junta—aims to validate and perpetuate the junta’s rule.
Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Guinea's constitutional referendum this weekend—administered by the military junta—aims to validate and perpetuate the junta’s rule.
Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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Sudan continues to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world with more than 9.7million Sudanese internally displaced and more than 3.1 million Sudanese refugees.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sudan continues to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world with more than 9.7million Sudanese internally displaced and more than 3.1 million Sudanese refugees.
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En Guinée, le référendum constitutionnel vise à consolider l’emprise de la junte sur le pouvoir et à entraver les revendications populaires pour un retour à un régime civil et démocratique.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
En Guinée, le référendum constitutionnel vise à consolider l’emprise de la junte sur le pouvoir et à entraver les revendications populaires pour un retour à un régime civil et démocratique.
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Guinea’s constitutional referendum aims to cement the military junta’s grip on power and resist popular demands for a return to civilian, democratic rule.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Guinea’s constitutional referendum aims to cement the military junta’s grip on power and resist popular demands for a return to civilian, democratic rule.
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Africa’s ability to realize the national security, communications, development, and disaster mitigation benefits from satellites and other space technology relies on optimizing opportunities for collaboration.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Africa’s ability to realize the national security, communications, development, and disaster mitigation benefits from satellites and other space technology relies on optimizing opportunities for collaboration.
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Avec l’aide d’un réseau d’influenceurs, d’agents liés aux services de renseignement et de pages de médias affiliées, la junte de Traoré a essayé de raconter une histoire différente.
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September 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Avec l’aide d’un réseau d’influenceurs, d’agents liés aux services de renseignement et de pages de médias affiliées, la junte de Traoré a essayé de raconter une histoire différente.
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Les morts liés à la violence des groupes islamistes militants ont presque triplé au cours des trois dernières années, atteignant 17 775 morts. Ce chiffre est à comparer aux 6 630 morts enregistrées au cours des trois années précédant le putsch de Traoré.
September 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Les morts liés à la violence des groupes islamistes militants ont presque triplé au cours des trois dernières années, atteignant 17 775 morts. Ce chiffre est à comparer aux 6 630 morts enregistrées au cours des trois années précédant le putsch de Traoré.