Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso remains engulfed in a worsening insurgency as JNIM and ISIS-linked fighters maintain deadly attacks and blockades like Djibo. A foiled coup in January 2026 underscores instability under military rule. Despite claims of regained territory, violence, displacement, and humanitarian collapse continue.

Togo expels Burkina Faso's former coup leader as junta tightens regional grip

Paul-Henri Damiba's arrest marks the end of exile as a safety valve for overthrown Sahelian leaders

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 20 Jan 2026

Togo expels Burkina Faso's former coup leader as junta tightens regional grip

Islamic State’s metamorphosis: from caliphate to networked insurgency

From territorial collapse to decentralized global network, ISIS has transformed into a hydra-headed threat anchored in Africa and Asia

By Layla Hassan and Featured News Desk

/ 18 Jan 2026

Islamic State’s metamorphosis: from caliphate to networked insurgency

Sahel juntas use Venezuela crisis to reframe internal coup threats

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger's joint condemnation of US action in Caracas signals shift from regional grievance to global anti-Western alignment

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 11 Jan 2026

Sahel juntas use Venezuela crisis to reframe internal coup threats

Sahel juntas launch 5,000-strong force as JNIM offensive looms

Traoré promises 'large-scale operations' as Mali, Burkina, and Niger bet sovereignty on untested homegrown military amid fuel blockades and coastal jihadist expansion The Alliance of Sahel States moved from political project to military reality on December 20, 2025, launching its 5,000-strong Unifie

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 26 Dec 2025

Sahel juntas launch 5,000-strong force as JNIM offensive looms

Fuel blockades force Sahel juntas into military gamble

JNIM's stranglehold on Mali's economy has triggered a 5,000-strong regional force, but coastal expansion looms as ECOWAS coordination collapses

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 21 Dec 2025

Fuel blockades force Sahel juntas into military gamble

JNIM ambush in Niger shows tactical strength, fuel blockade tests Mali junta

As al-Qaeda affiliate kills 10 soldiers near tri-border, economic siege of Bamako exposes Alliance of Sahel States' vulnerability

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 20 Nov 2025

JNIM ambush in Niger shows tactical strength, fuel blockade tests Mali junta

Aid retrenchment threatens 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030

New research warns first synchronized donor contraction in three decades will reverse gains in African LDCs

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 17 Nov 2025

Aid retrenchment threatens 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030

Mali exodus accelerates as JNIM blockade drives thousands to Mauritania

DRC-Rwanda economic pact faces scrutiny as Sahel humanitarian crisis deepens under extremist control

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 11 Nov 2025

Mali exodus accelerates as JNIM blockade drives thousands to Mauritania

Burkina Faso Detains Aid Workers as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Military junta charges eight INSO humanitarian workers with espionage as 6.3 million people need urgent aid. Analysis of the strategic targeting of aid operations.

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 19 Oct 2025

Burkina Faso Detains Aid Workers as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Sahel Crisis: 4M Displaced as Schools, Hospitals Collapse

Nearly 4 million displaced in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger as extremist violence surges, 14,800 schools close, and international funding falls desperately short

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 16 Oct 2025