Map of the September 2024 events in West Africa
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The security website dedicated to analysis and events in West Africa and the Sahel. On Wamaps, you will find security information on West African countries.
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New events every week in the following countries: Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Togo.
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Detailed analyses of terrorism, security policy and armed forces in West Africa.
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Find analyses on security topics such as terrorism, security policy and the Armed Forces in West Africa.
Complicity between traffickers and fundamentalists in Sahel
Weakened by a decade of conflict, West Africa suffers from political instability, violence, corruption, poverty and high unemployment, particularly among youth. Fundamentalist groups are exploiting this situation,
Boko haram: the story of a terrorist organization
An organization created on the basis of anti-Western sentiment Boko Haram, or "Western education is sin" in Hausa, is an armed Islamic movement created in Nigeria in
Illegal gold mining, a profitable business for jihadists
The continued rise in world gold prices has been a boon to African states, particularly those in the Sahel, such as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. But
The VDH, when the Burkanibes directly confront terrorism
Since 2016, the security situation in Burkina Faso has deteriorated significantly. Jihadist groups, including the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and the Jama'at Nasr al-Islam
Malian Armed Forces, the last bastion against terrorism?
Sommaire 1. Malian Armed Forces creation and evolution of the workforce 2. Malian Armed Forces equipment 3. Historical operations & foreign aid For the past decade, the