Sahel politicsAfrica insights kidnapping industry fuels Boko Haram’s war in the Sahel An in-depth look at how mass kidnappings have become a lucrative funding stream for Boko Haram across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. The kidnapping economy has evolved into a structured industry fueling terrorism in West Africa. Between July 2024 and June 2025 alone, […]
Niger: escalating human rights crisis under military rule As the third anniversary of the July 26, 2023 coup d’état approaches, a leading international watchdog has issued a stark warning about the deteriorating human rights situation in Niger. In a sharply critical assessment, Human Rights Watch highlights the systematic erosion of democratic safeguards and the growing […]
A French national, apprehended in August 2025 by Mali’s ruling military junta and charged with conspiring against the nation’s institutions, has been formally convicted by the criminal chamber of the specialized anti-terrorism judicial body. Malian judicial authorities have imposed a 20-year prison sentence on a French intelligence operative, who held diplomatic status, for “endangering state […]