Security Incident Map
WAMAPS, WEST AFRICA'S SECURITY MEDIA
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Security issues linked to the fight against terrorism are increasingly important in West Africa. Wamaps offers cartographic monitoring and in-depth analyses of incidents in this zone, to inform people of the dangers and security advances underway in the region.
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OUR LATEST SAFETY ANALYSIS
Find analyses on security issues such as terrorism, security policy and the Armed Forces in West Africa.
JNIM terrorist group : who is it and what does it want?
TERRORISM
JNIM terrorist group originally consisted of four Islamist groups affiliated with al Qaeda: Ansar...
The GATIA: Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies
SECURITY POLICY
Present for thousands of years in the Sahara and the Sahel, the Tuareg populations have always cl...
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS): history of the terrorist organization
TERRORISM
The ISGS (Islamic State in the Greater Sahara) was created in 2015 and is a direct descendant of ...
Boko haram: the story of a terrorist organization
TERRORISM
Boko Haram, founded in 2002 in Nigeria, is a terrorist group known for its radical Islamist ideol...
Terrorist weaponry in the Sahel: Supply
TERRORISM
Terrorism has become a major phenomenon of political violence in the international arena, and one...
Terrorism in Niger : Situation Report 2022
TERRORISM
On Monday, January 3, 2022, a skirmish occurred in the morning between a Niger National Guard rec...
