A coup was undergoing in the morning of 7 December 2025 in Benin. Gunshots were reported in Camp Guézo by the French embassy around 9am, close to the Presidential Palace. Soldiers led by Lieutenant…

The conflict that erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has had profound impacts on those resident in Sudan’s conflict-affected borderlands. ...

Abstract: Iraq’s digital economy is one of its fastest-growing sectors, driven by an expanding youth population, a transition to e-governance services, and the potential for Iraq to become a regional ...

The following countries have urged their citizens to leave Mali, via alerts from their embassies, or through their travel advisories. The US alert from October 28 did have a cascading effect on man…

Le Groupe de soutien à l’Islam et aux Musulmans (JNIM) est aujourd’hui aux portes de Bamako, et il gouverne une bonne partie de l’hinterland malien et burkinabè ainsi que l’ouest du Niger. Le JNIM a s...

This policy brief finds that Benin is not only threatened from the Sahel, but also from Nigeria. Since June 2025, a Nigerian extremist group has established a foothold in two areas in Benin’s Borgou D...

The following countries have urged their citizens to leave Mali, via alerts from their embassies, or through their travel advisories. The US alert from October 28 did have a cascading effect on man…