North Africa’s Security
Security | Defense | Terrorism
Sahel: Russia Replaces Wagner in Mali Under Pressure from Algeria, Touaregs Brace
With Wagner stepping aside, the Africa Corps is moving in, bringing structure and legitimacy to Moscow’s support for Bamako. Touareg leaders, fearing a more efficient and state-backed force, have begun testing quiet understandings with jihadist factions like GSIM. It’s not a formal alliance, but a sign of growing desperation in a region where alliances shift quickly and survival often overrides ideology.
SECURITY & DEFENSE
Libya: Air raids against recaptured Al-Watiya airbase
Niger: Insurgents release kidnapped aid workers
France’s massive challenges in the Sahel
Burkina Faso: From favored tourist destination to a hotbed of terrorism
Algeria: Two more troops killed in counterinsurgency sweep in Medea
Libya: Sudan captures alleged mercenaries headed to Libya
Libya: Another mass grave found in Tarhuna
Libya: Reports of foreign mercenaries in Sharara oil field
Sahel: Civilian death toll from central Mali’s crises nears 600 so far this year
Niger: Humanitarian workers kidnapped in Tillaberi
INSURGENCIES & TERRORISM
Libya: Dire Situation for Civilians in Benghazi
Mali: Ansar Dine claims kidnapping of Red Cross staffers
Libya: UK Air service to intervene in Sirte in upcoming weeks
As counter-terror campaign intensifies in Algeria, Libya’s weapons making their way into the country
In the first four months of 2016, the Algerian army has killed 31 Islamist insurgents, and captured 33 others nationwide. Furthermore, an arsenal of war big enough to wreck havoc was siezed, including over 300 war weapons were retrieved, 202 hideouts were destroyed...
Tunisia in Retrospect and the Tough Choices Ahead
BP and Statoil Reducing their Staffs in Algeria: Consequences on Business Continuity
Mortar shell attack on an Algerian gas field, no casualties
According to MEA Risk sources, an insurgent group has attacked a gas field exploited by the Algerian state-owned energy company Sonatrach, Statoil and BP in the In Salah gas site of Krechba, in the Saharian province of Ghardaia. Two homemade mortar shells were fired;...
Dozens Killed in Tunisia Confrontation
Libya Crisis Update: Latest Development
Libya: Western troops confirmed on the ground in Libya
MEA Risk trackers are reporting that Libyan officials confirmed that a French combat squad comprised of 15 troops has been operating out of Benghazi’s Benina air base for more than 2 months, and have helped the pro-government Libyan National Army conduct 2 operations...