North Africa’s Security
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Sahel: Drone Incident Escalates Diplomatic Rift on Algeria–Mali Border
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SECURITY & DEFENSE
Egypt: Impasse in talks over Ethiopia dam
Sahel: France drags European troops into a conflict they cannot win
Tunisia’s problem with its radicalized youth
Security: France in Al-Qaeda’s crosshairs
Libya: New meeting in Ghadames to set up the basis of a ceasefire
Morocco: IS-linked inmate kills guard at Tiflet prison
Sahel: As expected, France opposes dialogue in the Sahel
Libya: Tenuous ceasefire in Libya as foreign meddlers ponder what to do next
Sahel: Another massacre in Mali, 12 civilian killed in Mopti
Sahel: French hostage and Mali opposition leader freed
INSURGENCIES & TERRORISM
Violence escalates in the Sahel, surge of communal conflicts
The North Africa Journal - May 31, 2018: Violence in Mali continues to escalate, making dozens of deaths, including among Tuareg and Fulani civilians caught in a conflict that has no solution in sight. Security tracking firm MEA Risk LLC says over the past weekend,...
Libya: Haftar seeks to degrade Chadian mercenaries in Southern Libya
Mali: Five killed as insurgents attack two villages in Koro
MEA Risk LLC: Five civilians were killed, and four others were wounded on 18 February....
Algerian army loses two more soldiers in new attack, puts troops on high alert along Mali border
MEA Risk LLC: On 19 February, two Algerian soldiers were killed, and a third one was wounded after a roadside bomb was detonated by suspected Islamic insurgents during the passage of a military convoy in El Aich, in Khenchela's Djellal municipality. This was the...
Tunisia: Difficult Road to Stability
The North Africa Journal - February 13, 2018: Tunisia continues to face several pain points that the government is struggling to fully contain. On the economic front, new datapoints confirm the tough start of the year for the country. Its foreign exchange reserves...
The Jihadists are back
The North Africa Journal - 22 November, 2017: Although authorities have so far been able to contain the militant threat in most parts of North Africa, while Libya is bearing the brunt of the violence and Egypt struggling to contain insurgents, the region at-large is...
As Algeria ups its defensive capabilities, North Africa braces for an influx of new insurgents
Egypt: MEA Risk reports new spike in deaths in Egypt, as confrontations between security services and insurgent groups escalate
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Africa: Nigeria halts all oil exploration in Borno as Boko Haram kills researchers and
The North Africa Journal: July 28, 2017: The Nigerian government is cancelling all exploration activity in northeast of the country. Security information firm MEA Risk LLC reports that the decision came after six civilians who were part of an oil exploration team,...