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Russia’s influence in the information sphere builds on years of investment in covert media operations and influence networks in the Sahel that have aimed to appear local and credible.
Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa – Africa Center
Disinformation to manipulate African information systems has surged since 2022, triggering destabilizing and antidemocratic consequences.
africacenter.org
August 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Russia’s influence in the information sphere builds on years of investment in covert media operations and influence networks in the Sahel that have aimed to appear local and credible.
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Russian actors have played a leading role in seeding and amplifying false narratives around Burkina Faso’s military junta. The junta, in turn, has been among the most vocal supporters of Moscow’s growing security presence in Africa.
A Growing Divergence of Security Narratives in Burkina Faso – Africa Center
Since seizing power in a military coup in September 2022, Burkina Faso’s ruling junta under Captain Ibrahim Traoré has prioritized controlling the narrativ
africacenter.org
August 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Russian actors have played a leading role in seeding and amplifying false narratives around Burkina Faso’s military junta. The junta, in turn, has been among the most vocal supporters of Moscow’s growing security presence in Africa.
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NEW | Al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate JNIM launched a series of simultaneous attacks across Mali on July 1.
The operation was a tactical defeat but could have strategic benefits for the group.🧵
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/jni...
The operation was a tactical defeat but could have strategic benefits for the group.🧵
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/jni...
July 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
NEW | Al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate JNIM launched a series of simultaneous attacks across Mali on July 1.
The operation was a tactical defeat but could have strategic benefits for the group.🧵
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/jni...
The operation was a tactical defeat but could have strategic benefits for the group.🧵
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/jni...
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An al-Qaeda affiliate earlier claimed responsibility for ‘coordinated and high-quality attacks’ in the country.
Mali army says 80 fighters killed after earlier al-Qaeda linked attacks
An al-Qaeda affiliate earlier claimed responsibility for ‘coordinated and high-quality attacks’ in the country.
bit.ly
July 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
An al-Qaeda affiliate earlier claimed responsibility for ‘coordinated and high-quality attacks’ in the country.
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Our annual review of militant Islamist group violence in Africa found the Sahel was the most dangerous region. The 10,447 deaths in the Sahel in 2024—a near tripling since 2020—represent 55% of all of Africa's reported fatalities involving militant Islamist groups.
africacenter.org/spo...
africacenter.org/spo...
Militant Islamist Groups in Africa Sustain High Pace of Lethality – Africa Center
Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained record pace, with the Sahel and Somalia accounting for 79% of deaths.
africacenter.org
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Our annual review of militant Islamist group violence in Africa found the Sahel was the most dangerous region. The 10,447 deaths in the Sahel in 2024—a near tripling since 2020—represent 55% of all of Africa's reported fatalities involving militant Islamist groups.
africacenter.org/spo...
africacenter.org/spo...
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L’année dernière, la migration irrégulière des Africains hors du continent a connu une baisse spectaculaire. Le Mali était le premier pays d’origine de la migration irrégulière vers l’Europe en 2024.
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africacenter.org/fr/...
February 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
L’année dernière, la migration irrégulière des Africains hors du continent a connu une baisse spectaculaire. Le Mali était le premier pays d’origine de la migration irrégulière vers l’Europe en 2024.
africacenter.org/fr/...
africacenter.org/fr/...
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Over 280 Romanian mercenaries seized in Goma and given passage by DRC’s M23 rebels arrive at Rwanda’s Rubavu at the DRC-Rwanda border. They will be flown out of Kigali airport today.
January 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Over 280 Romanian mercenaries seized in Goma and given passage by DRC’s M23 rebels arrive at Rwanda’s Rubavu at the DRC-Rwanda border. They will be flown out of Kigali airport today.
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RDC: le M23 contrôle déjà l’exploitation d’une grande partie du coltan du Nord-Kivu
RDC: le M23 contrôle déjà l’exploitation d’une grande partie du coltan du Nord-Kivu
Le M23 contrôle déjà depuis plusieurs mois une bonne partie de l’économie minière de la province du Nord-Kivu grâce notamment à la prise de Rubaya en avril, la plus grande mine de coltan de la région de Grands lacs. Mardi, la ministre congolaise des…
rfi.my
January 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
RDC: le M23 contrôle déjà l’exploitation d’une grande partie du coltan du Nord-Kivu
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DR Congo fighting: The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 rebels
DR Congo fighting: The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 rebels
Where are rebels causing havoc in eastern DR Congo getting their funding?
www.bbc.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
DR Congo fighting: The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 rebels
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I wrote a piece 20 years ago about why Rwanda intervened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1996 and again in 1998. The motivations I noted then continue to drive Rwanda's support for M23 today:
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
"The Complex Reasons for Rwanda's Engagement in Congo"
"The Complex Reasons for Rwanda's Engagement in Congo"
www.academia.edu
January 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I wrote a piece 20 years ago about why Rwanda intervened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1996 and again in 1998. The motivations I noted then continue to drive Rwanda's support for M23 today:
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
China's sphisticated shaping ops against the US and Taiwan in the cyber sphere: www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
How Chinese Hackers Graduated From Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons
Massive “Typhoon” cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay the groundwork for potential conflict with Beijing, as intruders gathered data and got in position to impede response a...
www.wsj.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
China's sphisticated shaping ops against the US and Taiwan in the cyber sphere: www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...
20DEC24, ISW: "Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted their first attack solely using unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and first-person view (FPV) drones, highlighting Ukraine's ongoing efforts to leverage technological innovation into ground operations."
www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
Institute for the Study of War
Russian ballistic missile strikes damaged several embassies in central Kyiv on the morning of December 20.
www.understandingwar.org
December 22, 2024 at 11:45 AM
20DEC24, ISW: "Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted their first attack solely using unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and first-person view (FPV) drones, highlighting Ukraine's ongoing efforts to leverage technological innovation into ground operations."
www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
// Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) went as far as to say that the hack was “the most disturbing and widespread incursion into our telecommunications systems in the history of the world.” //
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
We need to talk about Salt Typhoon
www.politico.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:45 AM
// Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) went as far as to say that the hack was “the most disturbing and widespread incursion into our telecommunications systems in the history of the world.” //
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...