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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...

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Mali, Niger, and Nigeria.

On July 26, Nigerien security forces detained President Bazoum and suspended Niger’s constitution. This report discusses the current security environment in Niger and several operational considerations for OSAC members c...

On January 2, armed individuals killed more than 100 civilians in the Nigerien villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye, in the country’s northwestern Tillabéri region. The attack occurred as Nigerien election officia...

On October 27, likely criminals kidnapped a U.S. farmer from a town in Niger’s southwestern Tahoua region, abutting the Nigerian border. After concerns that they would sell him to a regional violent Islamist extremist gr...

On August 9, gunmen killed eight people at the Kouré Reserve in Niger, including six French humanitarian workers, their Nigerien driver, and a guide. The reserve is located approximately 35 miles southeast of Niamey in t...

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...

Two mass casualty attacks on military bases in western Niger and an attempted rocket strike near Niamey’s main airport bear out the vulnerability of hardened targets across the country. The threat emanating from Sahel-ba...

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...

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...

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...

Elections in Africa often increase the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes relatively smoothly, some disruption can occur that impacts private-sector operations. This report foc...

Shifting alliances and affiliations among terrorist groups, as well as the emergence of new extremist elements, have created a dynamic security environment in Niger. Over the last two years, Niger has increasingly faced...

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...

Boko Haram’s reemergence and subsequent resilience can be attributed in large part to the Lake Chad region’s illicit economy and proliferation of so-called “violence entrepreneurs.” Weak governance along the area’s inter...

The October 14 kidnapping of a named American citizen in Abalak, along with the armed assaults on the Koutoukalé prison on October 17 and the Tazalit refugee hosting area on October 6, underscores western Niger’s insecur...

Niger’s presidential and legislative elections will be held on February 21, with a possible presidential run-off on March 20. Fourteen candidates are running to defeat incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou. Around 5,200...

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...