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

Over recent months, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has increased the frequency and lethality of attacks conducted in Burkina Faso, recording three high fatality events between the months of June and August a...

OSAC is issuing a new product format: a regular update about topline private sector security concerns in West and Central Africa. This report highlights recent events in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, a...

Burkina Faso’s second coup of 2022 unfolded over the weekend of September 30 – October 2 when Captain Ibrahim Traore seized power from then-transitional president Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Private-se...

On January 24, military forces from Burkina Faso unhappy with the government’s handling of the country’s worsening security crisis overthrew the democratically elected government. Several non-violent protests occurred in...

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...

This report looks at the continued threat extremist groups pose to organizations operating in northern Côte d’Ivoire, where open-source reporting and U.S. Embassy Abidjan messaging detail attacks in adjacent areas of Mal...

On November 26, the U.S. Department of State ordered the departure of dependent minor eligible family members of U.S. government employees under 21 years of age in Burkina Faso by December 2. It also authorized the volun...

On October 1, violent extremists launched near-simultaneous attacks on a G5 Sahel Force outpost in Boulikessi, Mali and a Mali Armed Forces (FAMa) base in Mondoro, Mali, killing at least 40 FAMa soldiers; extremist group...

Two separate September 8 attacks against civilian and humanitarian convoys, an August 19 attack on a military outpost, and a mid-May joint US-French operation in the northern Sahel region to rescue individuals, including...

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...

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...

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...

In early May, al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a threat against Western companies operating anywhere from “Libya to Mauritania,” designating them as legitimate targets for terrorist attack. The scope of AQI...

On March 2, assailants carried out simultaneous, complex attacks on the Burkinabé Military General Staff Headquarters (Army HQ) and French Embassy in downtown Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Jama’a Nusrat ul-Is...

The August 13 attack in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) marks the second terrorist attack in the city and the sixth major attack targeting Westerners in Sahel capitals since 2015. So far, no terrorist group has taken responsi...

After three increasingly complex attacks across the Sahel, a splinter faction of an al Qa'ida-linked group that pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2015 was officially recognized by ISIS media in October 2016. This report disc...

Rural violence remains a serious security issue throughout much of Burkina Faso. Budgetary constraints and competing security priorities currently limit the Burkinabé government’s capacity to strengthen law enforcement i...

On March 13 at approximately 1:30 pm, at least three gunmen attacked the Grand-Bassam beach resort area, located 25 miles east of Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city, Abidjan. The gunmen stormed Bassam beach and fired at guests...

On January 15 at approximately 7:30 pm, at least three militants attacked a hotel and café popular with Westerners in a prominent business area of Ouagadougou. According to media reports, at least 30 people from 18 count...