DRC, Egypt - 29 jan. 2026 DRC–Egypt Defence Axis: Kinshasa Deepens Strategic Military Partnerships Amid Accelerating Security Pressures

Egypt, Ethiopia - 24 jan. 2026 Egypt–Ethiopia: Nile Talks Reopen as Sisi Signals Openness to U.S. Mediation

Niger, Nigeria - 24 jan. 2026 Lake Chad Border Clash

Nigeria - 23 jan. 2026 Nigeria Under Pressure: ISWAP Pushback in Sambisa Meets Deadly Counterstrike and Expanding Internal Insecurity

South Sudan - 23 jan. 2026 South Sudan: Battlefield Momentum Meets Political Rupture as Peace Deal Frays

Senegal - 23 jan. 2026 Senegal: IMF Re-Engagement Test as Program Freeze Weighs on Financing

DRC, Egypt - 29 jan. 2026 DRC–Egypt Defence Axis: Kinshasa Deepens Strategic Military Partnerships Amid Accelerating Security Pressures

Egypt, Ethiopia - 24 jan. 2026 Egypt–Ethiopia: Nile Talks Reopen as Sisi Signals Openness to U.S. Mediation

Niger, Nigeria - 24 jan. 2026 Lake Chad Border Clash

Nigeria - 23 jan. 2026 Nigeria Under Pressure: ISWAP Pushback in Sambisa Meets Deadly Counterstrike and Expanding Internal Insecurity

South Sudan - 23 jan. 2026 South Sudan: Battlefield Momentum Meets Political Rupture as Peace Deal Frays

Senegal - 23 jan. 2026 Senegal: IMF Re-Engagement Test as Program Freeze Weighs on Financing

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DRC, Egypt 29 jan. 2026 17:06

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

Kinshasa and Cairo have entered a new phase of strategic military cooperation at a time when Africa’s security environment is marked by persistent asymmetric threats, regional destabilization, and intensified competition for influence.

Egypt, Ethiopia 24 jan. 2026 16:31

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

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he welcomes an offer by U.S. President Donald Trump to mediate the long-running dispute over Nile waters between Egypt and Ethiopia.

Niger, Nigeria 24 jan. 2026 09:50

Lake Chad Border Clash

A renewed, high-intensity armed clash between ISWAP elements and fighters aligned with the “Bukura” faction loyal to Abu Umaima along the Lake Chad Basin border axis in Abadam LGA (Borno State), near Dogon Chiku Buhari—a settlement assessed to be within ~1 km of the Nigeria–Niger frontier.

Nigeria 23 jan. 2026 10:08

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

Nigeria’s counter-terrorism campaign in the northeast recorded tactical gains in mid-January under Operation “Desert Sanity”, a sub-phase of Operation Hadin Kai, with Nigerian security forces and allied civilian units dismantling several ISWAP hideouts in Borno State.

South Sudan 23 jan. 2026 10:03

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

South Sudan’s armed opposition, aligned with the SPLA-IO, has claimed the capture of Pajut, a strategic town in Duk County on the main axis linking Jonglei to Bor, and ordered forces to advance toward Juba.

Senegal 23 jan. 2026 10:02

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

Senegal is preparing to receive the new mission chief of the International Monetary Fund for an introductory visit scheduled for next week.

Nigeria 22 jan. 2026 10:12

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

On 18 January, armed men reportedly abducted 163 people from three nearby churches in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, a hotspot for kidnapping-for-ransom and armed banditry. The incident occurred less than two months after President Bola Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency, following a sharp spike in large-scale abductions in northern states—reportedly involving over 350 victims, many of them women and school-aged children, taken in rapid succession.

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso 22 jan. 2026 09:37

Niger: Tillabéri Massacre and Strategic Signals Around Uranium Logistics

On 18 January, armed militants attacked the village of Bossieye (Bosiye), northwest of Yatakala in the Tillabéri region. The assault killed 31 villagers, with one additional death reported from injuries sustained.

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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

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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

Benin Raises the Alarm: 33 Vessels Illegally Sailing Under Its Flag

Jamil Mukulu on Trial: A Turning Point for Regional Counterterrorism and Transitional Justice in Central Africa

Early Warning: DRC – Kinshasa Periphery: Mobondo Threat Triggers N’Sele Park Closure; High Risk on the N’Sele–Kingakati Axis (8–9 Nov 2025)

Kidnapping Incident in Kobri, Mali on November 6, 2025

Western Sahara: Polisario Hardens Stance Following UN Resolution

Niger Security Report — IS Sahel Cross-Border Escalation & AES Posture

Burkina Faso Security Report — JNIM Escalation & Governance Risks

Mali Security Report — JNIM Fuel Blockade & Operational Advances

Tanzania Security Update: Low Turnout, Coercion Dynamics, and Post-Election Risk

Tanzania election — situation & security brief (Wed, 29 Oct 2025)

Mali’s Energy Collapse: Terrorist Blockades, Supply Breakdown, and the Strangling of a Nation

Sudan Crisis: RSF Captures El-Fasher, Pushing Darfur into Total Collapse

Nigeria Replaces Top Military Chiefs Amid Post-Plot Scrutiny

Côte d’Ivoire: Calm at the Polls as Ouattara’s Fourth Term Appears Certain

Early Warning: Escalating Crisis in Léré and Widening National Fuel Shortage Underscore Rising Operational Risks

Equatorial Guinea | Vice President Accuses France of “Destabilization Efforts” Following Human Rights Award

Mali | Command Reshuffle, Fuel Crisis, and the Suspension of Diarra Transport: State Assertion Amid Economic and Security Pressure

Morocco–Algeria: Toward a Historic Peace Agreement?

Niger | Kidnapping of American Pilot in Niamey: Renewed Threats Against Foreign Nationals

Nigerian Army Intensifies Nationwide Operations Against Terrorists and Criminal Gangs

Morocco: Defence Industry Framework Implemented

Maritime Security — Africa’s Competitive Weak Link

Mauritius: Grid Strain Prompts Call for Power Conservation

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces’ Pay Protest Persists — A Test for Post-War Governance

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

Mozambique: Government Suspends All Mining Licences in Manica Province 

Over 100 Migrants Intercepted Off the Coast of Libya Amid Ongoing Migration Crisis 