Niger Turns to Local Self-Defense Units to Contain Growing InsecurityF

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Niamey’s decision to formalize local self-defense units called Domol Leydi is the latest sign that Niger’s security crisis has worsened, moving beyond a conventional counterterrorism problem and into a broader struggle for territorial control. The...

Sahel: Africom commander speaks of ineffective European strategy in the SahelF

Thursday, March 12, 2020

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Sahel: More killings in MaliF

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Bamako, March 11, 2020  – Unidentified gunmen killed 10 people and burned down a village in central Mali, local officials said Wednesday, the latest bloodshed in a region wracked by jihadist and inter-ethnic violence. The attackers raided the village of...

Egypt: Army retaliates for Eid attack on checkpoint in North Sinai, kills 14 suspected militantsF

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Cairo, June 6, 2019 – Egyptian security forces have killed 14 suspected militants during a raid carried out in the restive Sinai Peninsula in response to a deadly checkpoint attack, the authorities said. Wednesday’s attack, claimed by the Islamic State...

Algeria: More discoveries of war-grade weapons in southern provinces, two insurgents killedF

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

The North Africa Journal:  Threat and security assessment and tracking company MEA Risk LLC said the Algerian authorities continue to tally the weapons they have confiscated from the general public. Although illegal, many of what is confiscated are hunting rifles and...