Africa Overview: June 2026
The ADF ramped up violence in Ituri amid the Ebola outbreak, and JNIM launched a deadly campaign against Dozo militias in Mali.
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Jihadist groups pose a growing and expanding threat in Africa
Islamist militants are exerting growing military strength in targeting the state forces and civilians across several regions of the continent.
Africa Overview: May 2026
The ADF shifted its attention to the northern DRC, tensions simmer in Ethiopia amid clashes in the Amhara region, and unprecedented offensives rocked Mali.
Héni Nsaibia on fall of Kidal as a turning point in Mali’s conflict
ACLED’s West Africa Senior Analyst Héni Nsaibia comments on the regime’s setbacks, Russian involvement, and the risks of further instability
Héni Nsaibia on co-ordinated attacks by armed groups across Mali
As attacks unfold across Mali, ACLED’s West Africa Senior Analyst Héni Nsaibia comments on the threat to the Malian state.
Héni Nsaibia on Sahel insurgency expansion as jihadist rivalry intensifies across borders
ACLED’s West Africa Senior Analyst Héni Nsaibia comments on Sahel insurgency as world shifts attention from West Africa.
Economic warfare escalates as militants expand beyond the Sahel
Previously distinct conflicts in the Sahel and coastal West Africa are merging into a single, interconnected one that will likely become a key arena of militant competition.
Africa Overview: December 2025
ISCAP’s collaboration with allies deepened in the DRC, Ethiopia launched its first airstrike against the Tigray Defence Forces since the Pretoria agreement, and violence surged in the Tombouctou region of Mali.
Africa Overview: November 2025
The RSF attacked civilians in Sudan after taking over El Fasher and Bara, unrest erupted in Cameroon over President Biya’s re-election, and al-Shabaab struck a prison in the Somali capital.
From hunters to militias: The militarization of Dozos in Mali
The first in a series on militarized self-defense and vigilantism, this report examines the structure, operations, evolution, and impact of Dozo self-defense groups in central Mali.