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…
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…
Of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, its North East Zone is the one most often in the news as Boko Haram, which is situated there, periodically launches attacks that garner large…
If unlike previous reports, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is truly dead, his death could reflect a stronger Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). According to the excerpted article from…
Boko Haram’s hit-and-run tactics on military bases are paying off. As the accompanying excerpt from the South African defense industry trade publication DefenceWeb notes, these operations, sometimes entailing 15 or…
Although insecurity in Nigeria is often associated with Boko Haram’s violence in the country’s northeast, banditry in the country’snorthwest is an increasing concern. In one notable case, for example, Nigeria’s…
The idea of hiring mercenaries to combat Boko Haram is not new. However, as the excerpted accompanying article from the South African non-profit think tank Institute for Security Studies notes,…
Over the past decade Nigeria’s defense spending has seen substantial boosts. However, despite the additional money, since 2017 the country has not been able to improve its dismal rank as…
What was once the world’s sixth largest inland body of water has shrunk 90% since the 1960s. Lake Chad, as the accompanying article from the South African news site The…
On 24 August former French colonel and current professor and political commentator, Michel Goya, posted the excerpted French-language article on his blogspot.com blog. Goya sought to exploit his own military…