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This report analyzes JNIM operations in the Sahel and its further expansion in West Africa.

This report is based on security analysis discussed during the OSAC Africa Regional Committee’s October 5 webinar, “Niger: Terrorism and Regional Implications.” This report reviews political and security developments in...

Greater transparency and inclusivity in Benin’s electoral system has decreased the risk of unrest and political violence in the upcoming January legislative elections as compared to recent Beninese elections. While there...

This report examines increased activity by militants, suspected to be aligned with the violent Islamist extremist group JNIM in northern Benin, which indicates escalating risk for private-sector organizations operating i...

OSAC members operating in Benin’s far northern departments face an increasing threat from violent Islamist extremists established in southeastern Burkina Faso. On June 26, the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou released a security...

Over the past 18 months, piracy incidents emanating from Nigeria have proliferated in frequency, tactical diversity, and geographic spread throughout the Gulf of Guinea. In particular, maritime kidnapping-for-ransom inci...

The CDC has issued a blanket Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Polio in parts of Africa and Asia. The notice urges enhanced safety precautions for travelers to 22 countries whose limited health systems, poor sanitation pr...

Political unrest, which is unusual in Benin, intensified rapidly in Cotonou, the country’s capital, the afternoon of May 1 through May 3. This escalation follows contentious National Assembly elections held on April 28 a...

Elections in Africa often increase the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes smoothly, the affected state will often experience some disruptions that could impact private-sector o...

UPDATE: OSAC is reissuing this report originally issued in March in the midst of a new outbreak of Lassa Fever, a potentially fatal acute viral illness. On January 22, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declar...

Starting in mid-February, a number of attacks targeting local security forces have occurred in the Est/East region of Burkina Faso, with a notable crescendo activity in July and August. The Tapoa, Kompienga, and Komondja...

Benin is at risk of experiencing greater levels of religious radicalism over the near term. Although the small West African country does not have a recent history of sectarian tensions or inter-religious violence, OSAC c...

Piracy and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea dropped by nearly a third from 2014 to 2015. The Nigerian government’s decision in January to extend for at least another year the amnesty program for Niger Delta militants...

The following is a white paper released in conjunction with OSAC's 30th Annual Briefing, held November 17-19, 2015. A notable security trend in West Africa in 2015 was the regional expansion of terrorism in the Lake Chad...

A personal dispute between Benin’s president and an opposition parliamentarian led to violent demonstrations in the country’s capital, Cotonou, on May 4 and 6. As of May 7, no additional protests had materialized and bot...

On February 7, Nigeria and its four neighboring countries pledged to deploy a Multinational Joint Task Force as part of a regional effort to beat back Boko Haram militants. The agreement comes on the heels of Boko Haram’...

This interactive product is a compilation of information from previous OSAC reporting on Ebola and Department of State messaging by country.

This is the third of three papers on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 1,000 people. The Department of State, the CDC, and WHO have issued various messages and guidance about the outbreak. This...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week's bulletin contains articles highlighting Zimbabwe's constitutional referendum, mafia car bombings in Tel Aviv, and piracy in the Gul...

This report examines the rise of Gulf of Guinea piracy from a private sector security perspective and highlights some of the obstacles to combating piracy as well as outside factors that could impact future security such...