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Spotlight
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on April 7, 2025
Militant Islamist violence in the Sahel continues to shift southward and westward, putting ever more pressure on population centers in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—as well as on their coastal West African neighbors.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on February 18, 2025
Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and Somalia accounting for 79 percent of related deaths.
Infographic
published by Wendy Williams
on February 3, 2025
A sharp restriction in off-continental irregular migration combined with escalating push factors will continue to shape governance and security priorities in Africa and underscore the need for more regional innovation to accommodate intracontinental population movements.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on December 17, 2024
Africa’s persisting conflicts are compounding crises of governance on the continent, straining already fragile regions and opening the door to foreign exploitation through proxy forces, resource trafficking, and information manipulation.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on October 15, 2024
Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including potentially 840,000 people confronting famine in Sudan, South Sudan, and Mali.
Spotlight
published by Paul Nantulya
on October 7, 2024
Overcoming the ongoing asymmetry of Africa-China relations will require institutionalizing more robust and transparent African monitoring of commitments, strategic representation, and harnessing of African expertise.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on September 4, 2024
The number of African refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers grew by 14 percent over the past year—to more than 45 million people.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on August 13, 2024
Fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa have surged by nearly 60 percent since 2021, though this is marked by widely varying regional threat trajectories, actors, and objectives.
Spotlight
published by Alix Boucher
on August 6, 2024
The Guinean junta’s growing repression and intolerance for dissent risk derailing the promised transition back to civilian government while deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis.
Africa Security Brief No. 43
published by Daniel Eizenga and Amandine Gnanguênon
on July 22, 2024
Coastal West African countries can strengthen resiliency to the threat of violent extremism by enhancing a multilayered response addressing local, national, and regional priorities.
Spotlight
published by Sègnonna Horace Adjolohoun and Paul Nantulya
on July 8, 2024
Despite limited enforcement capacity, the African Court provides an avenue for redress when national judiciaries are unable to dispense justice, underscoring its instrumental role in promoting norms and standards of conduct on the continent.
Spotlight
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on June 18, 2024
Strengthening democratic institutions and amplifying traditional African values to promote social cohesion and consensus goes hand in hand with the fight against violent extremism.