According to the excerpted article from centrist Indonesian-language website tvonenews.com, Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is now cooperating with South American countries to prevent the entry of cocaine and other…
On 11 May, the al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for Supporters of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) attacked a Togolese military checkpoint. The attack, which claimed eight Togolese soldiers, was JNIM’s first known attack…
According to the accompanying excerpted articles, the Philippines government may be weakening Abu Sayyaf across the region. According to Philippine daily sunstar.com, there was concern that Abu Sayyaf would seek…
The Nigerian government has been unable to curb Boko Haram attacks. The excerpted article from Nigeria based vanguardngr.com expresses frustration over the government’s incompetence following an attack on a train…
On 15 January, the mainly centrist leaning Indonesian-language website of Republika Merdeka, dunia.rmol.id, published the excerpted article on Indonesia’s evolving strategy towards China in the South China Sea and adjacent…
The first accompanying e xcerpt from the R wanda-centric media outlet taarifa.rw discusses the continued counterterrorism collaboration of Rwanda’s neighbors, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The…
On 4 February, the international affairs focused Brazilian publication portalrbn.com published the excerpted article on northern Mozambique’s transition from active military conflict to post-conflict reconstruction. According to the article, many…
Although Mali has longstanding military ties with France, Russia is filling the void left in the region following France’s withdrawal of forces from Mali. According to a recent French-language article…
The two main militant factions in the Sahel, the al-Qaeda-aligned Group for Supporters of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS), have frequently clashed in…
Burkina Faso’s economy is heavily dependent on assistance from international aid organizations and tourism. The excerpted article from generally neutral mondafrique.com, which covers North and West African affairs, discusses how…