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A webinar on the workings and impact of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), nearly two years after the killing of the group’s leader, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui. The webinar explores the political, social and economic context that affect ISGS behavior and strategy vis a vis governments, other violent extremist groups, self-defense militias, criminal actors, and civilian population.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on April 26, 2022
Russia has pioneered a model of disinformation to gain political influence in Africa that is now being replicated by other actors across the continent.
Spotlight
published by Eric G. Berman
on March 28, 2022
Loss of munitions and other lethal materiel from African armed forces and peace operations is a key factor sustaining militant groups driving instability on the continent.
Topic in Focus
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on March 4, 2022
Russia’s influence in Africa typically relies on irregular (and frequently extralegal) means to expand its influence. This low-cost, high influence strategy seeks to advance a very different world order than the rules-based, democratic political systems to which most Africans aspire.
Spotlight
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on December 14, 2021
Escalating attacks on communities in North West Nigeria by criminal gangs, including mass kidnappings of school children, exploit the limited security sector presence in the region.
Africa Security Brief No. 40
published by Maxime Ricard and Kouamé Félix Grodji
on November 9, 2021
Community-based security groups are emerging in African cities in response to rising crime and overstretched police forces. Experience from Abidjan shows that collaboration with the police, avoiding coercive tactics, and retaining citizen oversight councils are key to the effectiveness of these groups.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on October 29, 2021
Global warming is contributing to more and extended heat waves, a tripling of droughts, a quadrupling of storms, and a tenfold increase in flooding in Africa since the 1970s—exacerbating security threats on the continent.
Spotlight
published by Joseph Siegle and Daniel Eizenga
on September 23, 2021
The prospective deployment of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries should not be confused with addressing Mali’s security situation but is a means of expanding Russian influence while propping up the military junta.
Program Materials
A virtual academic program on the main challenges interdependent information technology poses to national and citizen security in African countries.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on June 17, 2021
Africa continues to experience expanding and record levels of forced displacement—a result of predatory governments, political fragmentation, and violent extremist groups.
While Russia’s engagements in Africa are often viewed as opportunistic, in the space of a few years Moscow has been able to gain a foothold in the southern Mediterranean, become a powerbroker in geographically strategic countries, and undermine democratic norms on the continent.
Spotlight
published by Mark Duerksen
on April 27, 2021
President Patrice Talon’s manipulation of electoral rules and cooption of democratic processes have caused Benin to slide quickly from a multi-party democracy to a semi-authoritarian regime, portending heightened instability.