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Burkina Faso

Drones in Africa are a new frontier for armed groups and propaganda warfare

Africa

Drones in Africa are a new frontier for armed groups and propaganda warfare

By Karen Allen

Can realpolitik drive renewed regional cooperation in West Africa?

Africa

Can realpolitik drive renewed regional cooperation in West Africa?

By Djiby Sow for ISS TODAY

Mali’s transition at risk as political class fights back against dissolution of parties

Africa

Mali’s transition at risk as political class fights back against dissolution of parties

By Fahiraman Rodrigue Kone and Maciré Dramé

Young, bold, and ambitious: How Ibrahim Traoré aims to reshape Burkina Faso’s future

Africa

Young, bold, and ambitious: How Ibrahim Traoré aims to reshape Burkina Faso’s future

By Enoch Randy Aikins for ISS Today

Can West African nations come together to stop terrorism spreading?

Africa

Can West African nations come together to stop terrorism spreading?

By Jeannine Ella Abatan

Research unveils climate change's indirect role in Central Sahel's escalating security crisis

Africa

Research unveils climate change's indirect role in Central Sahel's escalating security crisis

By Djiby Sow and Fahiraman Rodrigue Kone

West African wildlife sanctuary becomes a hub of weapons, drugs and people trafficking

Op-eds

West African wildlife sanctuary becomes a hub of weapons, drugs and people trafficking

By Feyi Ogunade

Ecowas’ counterterrorism plan has huge funding, political problems — but it has a chance to revive it

Op-eds

Ecowas’ counterterrorism plan has huge funding, political problems — but it has a chance to revive it

By Sampson Kwarkye

Aid workers increasingly seen as fair game in Gaza and violent conflicts in some African countries

Op-eds

Aid workers increasingly seen as fair game in Gaza and violent conflicts in some African countries

By Xhanti Mhlambiso and Adivhaho Ramaite

Ecowas challenged to rethink its responses to recurring coups in West Africa

Op-eds

Ecowas challenged to rethink its responses to recurring coups in West Africa

By Aïssatou Kanté

As Alliance of Sahel States and Ecowas drift apart, dialogue on the fundamentals is vital

Op-eds

As Alliance of Sahel States and Ecowas drift apart, dialogue on the fundamentals is vital

By Djiby Sow and Hassane Koné

Deadly climate change-induced furnace strikes in Sahel and West Africa

Africa

Deadly climate change-induced furnace strikes in Sahel and West Africa

By Kristin Engel