Burkina Faso Capitol Rocked By Simultaneous Attacks
On March 2nd, seven soldiers and 9 assailants were killed, and 80 civilians were wounded during two simultaneous attacks on...
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Attack on Nigerien Army Base Kills 13
No group has claimed responsibility yet for an October 21st attack Nigerien Army base in Ayorou, near the Malian border,...
U.S. and Nigerien Troops Ambushed in Niger
On October 4th, 3 U.S. Special Forces and 5 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush while the U.S. Green...
Leaked Security Memo Warns of Attacks Against Ghana and Togo
A recently leaked security memo, dated April 9, 2016, revealed the intention of an Islamic terrorist organization to attack Ghana...
Ivory Coast Becomes Newest Victim of AQIM
On Sunday, March 13, 2016, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) opened fire on a heavily packed beach in...
Fight Against IS in West Africa Still Lacks Strategic Leadership
At least 32 people were killed and dozens wounded on Monday, January 25, 2015, after four suicide vests were detonated...
Differences Over Border Policy Threatens West African Terror Operations
In the past three months the Cameroonian military has been accused of killing roughly 200 Nigerian civilians living along the...
United States announces deployment of troops to Cameroon
The White House’s recent announcement of the deployment of troops to Cameroon raises questions to as to whether the US...
African Nations Continue to Fight Boko Haram With Little Help From US
According to a Chadian army spokesman, 117 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an operation along Lake Chad, a region where...
Buhari Visits Cameroon as Boko Haram Attacks Continue
In the past few days alone, Boko Haram activity has killed at least 60 people in Cameroon. The local government...
Niger Attacked By Boko Haram
Militants believed to be connected to Boko Haram attacked several towns in Niger, as well as a two suicide bombings...
Regional cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram
Newly elected President Buhari of Nigeria began making state visits to Chad and Niger on Wednesday, June 2 in order...
Boko Haram Attacks Niger Army Base
Boko Haram fighters launched a surprise attack on the island of Karamga in Lake Chad. The island served as a...
Boko Haram Is Winning
Last weekend Boko Haram took the city of Baga in northwestern Nigeria. Baga was not only the last city in...
Niger: An Emerging Security Partnership
The Pentagon last week confirmed that the United States and Niger have agreed to open a second Unmanned Aerial Vehicle...