Jihadists edging south toward West Africa’s most stable and prosperous states
•Jihadist cells infiltrating as far as Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producers, as western counter-terrorism strategy stutters…
West African coastal terror attacks: just the tip of the iceberg
•A better understanding of how violent extremism expands could help avoid costly mistakes. By Sampson Kwarkye Violent extremism is escalating in…
Lines in the sand: West Africa’s coastal states are bracing for a jihadist storm
•With French troops leaving Mali, its neighbours are at risk A drone whirs overhead as Ivorian special forces creep out…
Sahel: France, allies withdraw from Mali but fight against Jihadists continue
When they arrived in 2013 it was in a rush: 250 men from a base in Senegal; 950 from Chad; helicopters…
Russia has big plans for Africa
•America Must Push Back—Without Getting Dragged In By Samuel Ramani The day after the military staged a coup in Burkina Faso…
Over 30 Jihadists killed in Mali joint operations–France
By John Irish, Bate Felix and Grant McCool At least 30 Islamist militants were killed and dozens of vehicles and…
A coup in Burkina Faso will help the Sahel’s jihadists
•Military rule will exacerbate the problems that have allowed extremism to thrive By The Economist ALL COUPS begin with confusion.…