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  • Armed groups are expanding their presence in Burkina Faso

    Armed groups are expanding their presence in Burkina Faso0

    • Africa
    • November 17, 2019

    Burkinabe citizens are grappling with the consequences of a recent spike in militant violence.

  • Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: a maritime burden

    Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: a maritime burden0

    • Africa
    • September 24, 2019

    Regional governments will struggle to halt a spike in petro-piracy and kidnap for ransom schemes.

  • Periscoping Burkina Faso: a jihadist domino in the Sahel?

    Periscoping Burkina Faso: a jihadist domino in the Sahel?0

    • Security & Terrorism, Africa
    • August 30, 2019

    The southward expansion of Islamist groups threatening to destabilise the entire West African region.

  • Crisis on the Nile: Egypt’s water security under threat

    Crisis on the Nile: Egypt’s water security under threat0

    • Middle East, Africa
    • June 30, 2019

    The massive dam project has strained tensions between nations located along the Blue Nile.

  • Al-Shabaab in Kenya: cross-border attacks and recruitment

    Al-Shabaab in Kenya: cross-border attacks and recruitment0

    • Security & Terrorism, Africa
    • May 28, 2019

    The extremist group will remain a threat to Kenya until its conscription tactics are addressed.

  • Daesh in the Congo: red herring or Central African Wilayat?

    Daesh in the Congo: red herring or Central African Wilayat?0

    • Africa
    • May 5, 2019

    Ties between the two fundamentalist groups are concerning but the depth of cooperation is uncertain.

  • The Ogossagou massacre: Mali’s ethnic and Islamist divisions

    The Ogossagou massacre: Mali’s ethnic and Islamist divisions0

    • Africa
    • April 9, 2019

    Conflict is escalating in the country’s north, which has been riddled with violence since 2012

  • The DRC’s ongoing battle with the Ebola virus

    The DRC’s ongoing battle with the Ebola virus0

    • Africa
    • March 4, 2019

    The disease, which has no known cure, has been spreading throughout the east since August 2018.

  • Kagame and Kigali: Rwanda’s curious rise to Africa’s envy

    Kagame and Kigali: Rwanda’s curious rise to Africa’s envy0

    • Africa
    • February 13, 2019

    The country’s meteoric rise to regional powerhouse has come at the cost of civil freedoms.

  • Relations in Horn of Africa: a thawing of hostilities

    Relations in Horn of Africa: a thawing of hostilities0

    • Africa
    • November 5, 2018

    The easing of tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia could be fresh trouble with Djibouti.

  • Shifts in the hydropolitical landscape of the Nile Basin

    Shifts in the hydropolitical landscape of the Nile Basin0

    • Africa
    • July 12, 2018

    Egypt’s historic hegemony over the Nile is being tested by Ethiopia’s extensive dam project.

  • Morocco: manoeuvring turbulent geopolitical waves

    Morocco: manoeuvring turbulent geopolitical waves0

    • Africa
    • April 10, 2018

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that territories of Western Sahara are excluded from an agricultural agreement between Morocco and the European Union (EU).

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