DRC, Uganda - 11 mars 2026 Field Security Update Eastern DRC: Destruction of Suspected ADF/ISCAP Command and Logistics Camp – Mambasa Sector

DRC, Rwanda, Burundi - 11 mars 2026 U.S. Sanctions on Rwanda Signal Strategic Rupture but Fail to Alter Battlefield Dynamics

Niger - 10 mars 2026 Coordinated Attack on Tahoua Airport and Air Base 401 Targets Niger’s Drone Surveillance Capability

South Africa - 10 mars 2026 Ramaphosa Escalates Iran Naval Probe: Civil–Military Authority Under Greater Strategic Pressure

Burkina Faso - 10 mars 2026 Gunfire Near the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou

DRC - 4 mars 2026 CRITICAL UPDATE: Security Incident at Upemba National Park

DRC, Uganda - 11 mars 2026 Field Security Update Eastern DRC: Destruction of Suspected ADF/ISCAP Command and Logistics Camp – Mambasa Sector

DRC, Rwanda, Burundi - 11 mars 2026 U.S. Sanctions on Rwanda Signal Strategic Rupture but Fail to Alter Battlefield Dynamics

Niger - 10 mars 2026 Coordinated Attack on Tahoua Airport and Air Base 401 Targets Niger’s Drone Surveillance Capability

South Africa - 10 mars 2026 Ramaphosa Escalates Iran Naval Probe: Civil–Military Authority Under Greater Strategic Pressure

Burkina Faso - 10 mars 2026 Gunfire Near the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou

DRC - 4 mars 2026 CRITICAL UPDATE: Security Incident at Upemba National Park

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DRC, Uganda 11 mars 2026 16:30

Field Security Update Eastern DRC: Destruction of Suspected ADF/ISCAP Command and Logistics Camp – Mambasa Sector

Joint FARDC–UPDF operations conducted on 22 February 2026 reportedly led to the destruction of a strategically significant camp assessed to have been linked to the leadership and logistics structure of the Allied Democratic Forces / Islamic State Central Africa Province (ADF/ISCAP).

DRC, Rwanda, Burundi 11 mars 2026 10:09

U.S. Sanctions on Rwanda Signal Strategic Rupture but Fail to Alter Battlefield Dynamics

The United States’ decision to impose sanctions on Rwanda’s military leadership marks the most direct and severe diplomatic rebuke Washington has issued against Kigali in the post-genocide era. Yet despite the symbolic weight of the measures, the sanctions have not altered the operational reality on the ground in eastern DRC.

Niger 10 mars 2026 23:43

Coordinated Attack on Tahoua Airport and Air Base 401 Targets Niger’s Drone Surveillance Capability

In the early hours of 9 March 2026, a coordinated terrorist attack targeted Tahoua Airport and the adjacent Air Base 401, located in north-western Niger.

South Africa 10 mars 2026 09:58

Ramaphosa Escalates Iran Naval Probe: Civil–Military Authority Under Greater Strategic Pressure

African security sources indicate that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to transfer the investigation into Iran’s participation in Exercise Will of Peace from the Ministry of Defence to the Presidency has taken on greater significance since the outbreak of war involving Iran on 28 February 2026.

Burkina Faso 10 mars 2026 09:19

Gunfire Near the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou

In the night of 28 February to 1 March 2026, gunfire was reported near the Presidency of Faso in Ouagadougou, triggering panic across several districts of the capital. Initial social media narratives rapidly framed the incident as a possible coup attempt.

DRC 4 mars 2026 23:11

CRITICAL UPDATE: Security Incident at Upemba National Park

Following the armed incursion targeting the Lusinga headquarters of Upemba National Park in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 03 March 2026, additional information has emerged regarding the situation on the ground.

DRC 3 mars 2026 21:26

STRATEGIC WARNING NOTICE: Security Incident – Lusinga, Upemba National Park Headquarters, Haut-Katanga, DRC

African Security Analysis (ASA) is assessing credible field reports that a serious security incident took place on the morning of Tuesday, 3 March 2026, at Lusinga, the headquarters of Upemba National Park (UNP) in Haut-Katanga Province, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nigeria, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Algeria, Republic of the Congo, Angola 3 mars 2026 16:16

The Iran Conflict and the Strategic Repositioning of African Oil Producers

The sharp escalation between the United States and Iran following the launch of Operation “Epic Fury” has triggered a systemic shock to global energy markets. Brent crude surged over 8% within hours on 2 March, climbing from $73 to nearly $79 per barrel at Asian market open.

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Field Security Update Eastern DRC: Destruction of Suspected ADF/ISCAP Command and Logistics Camp – Mambasa Sector

U.S. Sanctions on Rwanda Signal Strategic Rupture but Fail to Alter Battlefield Dynamics

Coordinated Attack on Tahoua Airport and Air Base 401 Targets Niger’s Drone Surveillance Capability

Ramaphosa Escalates Iran Naval Probe: Civil–Military Authority Under Greater Strategic Pressure

Gunfire Near the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou

CRITICAL UPDATE: Security Incident at Upemba National Park

STRATEGIC WARNING NOTICE: Security Incident – Lusinga, Upemba National Park Headquarters, Haut-Katanga, DRC

The Iran Conflict and the Strategic Repositioning of African Oil Producers

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Field Security Update Eastern DRC: Destruction of Suspected ADF/ISCAP Command and Logistics Camp – Mambasa Sector

U.S. Sanctions on Rwanda Signal Strategic Rupture but Fail to Alter Battlefield Dynamics

Coordinated Attack on Tahoua Airport and Air Base 401 Targets Niger’s Drone Surveillance Capability

Ramaphosa Escalates Iran Naval Probe: Civil–Military Authority Under Greater Strategic Pressure

Gunfire Near the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou

CRITICAL UPDATE: Security Incident at Upemba National Park

STRATEGIC WARNING NOTICE: Security Incident – Lusinga, Upemba National Park Headquarters, Haut-Katanga, DRC

The Iran Conflict and the Strategic Repositioning of African Oil Producers

Sudan Rejects U.S.-Backed Ceasefire Framework as War Enters Protracted Phase

Guinea–Sierra Leone Border Incident in Faranah

Gulf of Guinea: Ghana Escalates Maritime Dispute with Togo to International Tribunal

RSF Capture of Al-Tina Escalates Darfur Control and Triggers Chad Border Closure

Emergence of the “NFSL” Self-Defence Group Triggers Constitutional Alarm and Parliamentary Scrutiny in Liberia

France–Algeria Security Reset

Sudan Conflict Update

Guinea’s New Government and the Structural Test of Mining-Led Expansion

South Africa Signs CAEPA With China and Accedes to AfrEximBank

Gulf of Guinea Gas Integration Accelerates

West Africa Trade Corridors Under Fire

Early Warning: Kisangani and the Northern Corridor

Renewed Fighting in Tigray Signals the Fragility of the Post-Pretoria Order

Strategic Interdiction of Fuel Supply Lines and Hostage Leverage by JNIM

Niamey Airport Attack: Islamic State Claims Responsibility

United States–Africa: Washington Prepares a Strategic Summit on Critical Minerals

DRC–Egypt Defence Axis: Kinshasa Deepens Strategic Military Partnerships Amid Accelerating Security Pressures

Egypt–Ethiopia: Nile Talks Reopen as Sisi Signals Openness to U.S. Mediation

Lake Chad Border Clash

Nigeria Under Pressure: ISWAP Pushback in Sambisa Meets Deadly Counterstrike and Expanding Internal Insecurity

South Sudan: Battlefield Momentum Meets Political Rupture as Peace Deal Frays

Senegal: IMF Re-Engagement Test as Program Freeze Weighs on Financing

Mass Kidnappings in Kaduna Intensify Political Fallout and Expose Fragility of Official Reporting in Nigeria

Niger: Tillabéri Massacre and Strategic Signals Around Uranium Logistics

Benin: Cotonou Weighs a USD ONE Billion Eurobond to Reopen Frontier Market Access

Nigeria: Paystack Acquires a Microfinance Bank, Signalling a Strategic Shift Beyond Payments

Burkina Faso — Damiba Handed Over: Power Consolidation, Alleged Plots, and the Hardening of Sahelian Politics

African Union: Preparations Underway in Addis Ababa for the 39th AU Summit

South Africa and Mozambique: Flooding Strains Transport, Agriculture, and Cross-Border Logistics

Las Anod — Mogadishu Asserts Federal Authority in a High-Risk Confrontation with Somaliland

Davos 2026: African Heads of State, Public Agendas, and Strategic Engagement

Ethiopia–Eritrea: Escalating Accusations and the Return of War Risk in the Horn of Africa

Kenya–Somalia Border: IED Attack in Mandera Underscores Persistent Cross-Border Threat

Cameroon Repositions Nkamouna-Lomié as a Strategic Battery Metals Asset

Uganda 2026 Elections: Nationwide Internet Shutdown and Its Implications for Electoral Integrity and Stability

Benin: Operation “Mirador” Signals a Strategic Shift in Northern Security

JNIM’s Shift to Economic Warfare and Political Destabilization

China’s Capture of Africa’s Scientific Elite — The Quiet Shift in Global Academic Power

Sahel Risk — U.S. Withdrawal From a Global Extremism-Prevention Fund Widens the “Prevention Gap”

Christmas Airstrikes in Nigeria: Counterterrorism and Geopolitical Implications

Mandate Without Unity: Somalia, Al-Shabaab, and the Security Council’s Strategic Dissonance

Madagascar: Covert Presidential Travel Signals Security Anxiety, Privatized Control Logic, and Resource-Sovereignty Stress

Morocco Elevates Maritime Security Posture Along Atlantic Lanes; Industry Issued Routing and Port Guidance

Eritrea Withdraws from IGAD: Strategic Isolation and Renewed Fractures in the Horn of Africa

The Alliance of Sahel States and the Push Toward the Gulf of Guinea: The Failed Coup in Benin as a Signal of Expanding Sahelian Influence

Niger–Uranium: Russian Vessel off Lomé, Stalled Yellowcake Convoy, and the Emerging Risk of an Airlift Scenario

Preliminary Situation Report: AFC/M23 Capture of Uvira, South Kivu

AES–Nigeria: Emergency Landing of Nigerian Military Aircraft Sparks New Airspace Tensions in the Sahel

Fall of Uvira: Operational Collapse, Regional Repercussions, and New Strategic Axes for the AFC/M23 Advance

Benin After the Failed Putsch: Stability Exposed, System Under Stress

Senegal – Critical Maritime Emergency: Tanker “MERSIN” Listing off Dakar with 39,000 Tonnes of Diesel

ECOWAS Parliament Approves Regional Defence Pact

Guinea-Bissau: Military Command Claims Full Control of the State

U.S. Pressure for a Humanitarian Truce and the Rejected Political Proposal: Implications for the Sudan Conflict

Togo–Russia Strategic Engagement

Kenyan Government Targeted by White-Supremacist Defacement Attack: Coordinated Intrusion Disrupts State Digital Infrastructure

Sudan: Massive SAF Counter-Offensive in Kordofan Following RSF Push from Darfur

Mass Abduction in Kebbi and Heightened ISWAP Activity in Borno

Niger–Mali (AES): Security and Economic Coordination Moves Forward 

Mozambique: Government Suspends All Mining Licences in Manica Province 