For some people caught in conflict zones, remaining is the choice they feel they can live with.
- Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
The recent capture of a Russian position using ground robots is a milestone for the use of machines in warfare.
The Trump administration is threatening military action in Nigeria, saying record numbers of Christians are being killed there.
Experts provide insights into the various actors involved in Nigeria’s security challenge, their motivation and why efforts to rein them in haven’t quite succeeded.
France has begun the formal process of withdrawing its military presence from Senegal.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso set to leave Ecowas at a time of rising insecurity in west Africa.
La rupture de l'accord de défense avec la France soulève des questions sur les prochains partenaires potentiels du Tchad. Elle pourrait également remodeler les dynamiques de pouvoir au Sahel.
The dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape power dynamics in the Sahel.
Nigeria describes Lakurawa as a new terror group. It is not. It’s been operating along the Nigeria-Niger border since 1999, an indication of the region’s growing ungoverned spaces.
Africa’s Sahel region is engulfed by violence, and now there are fears that the conflict could take another bloody turn.
Scholars explain recent developments in Ecowas and the implications for the region.
Fears are growing that Russia may be trying to put a nuclear weapon into orbit.
Le gouvernement militaire du Niger soutient la Russie, illustrant davantage l'influence grandissante de Moscou en Afrique.
Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa.
Ecowas has a patchy track record when it comes to ensuring cooperation and security across west Africa – member states are now starting to leave.
We need to embed collective memory in conflict resolution strategies.
Russia was using the mercenary group to further its foreign policy aims in west Africa. There’s no reason to think Prigozhin’s death will change that.
A geopolitical struggle for valuable resources such as uranium is behind the wrangling over Niger.
El golpe de Estado en Níger puede desestabilizar aún más toda África Occidental.
The coup in Niger has the potential to further destabilise the whole of west Africa.
Cognitive immobility, brought on by being separated from family, can lead to emotional exhaustion, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Violence between herdsmen and farmers in the Sahel is nothing new, but in recent years Nigeria has a noticeable upturn in violence.
Labels that emphasise the social identities of the contending parties not only impede efforts to comprehend their causes but also obscure their vast dimensions.
Ex-pats continually reconstruct mental simulations of scenes, smells, sounds and sights from those places – sometimes causing stressful feelings and anxiety.
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