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.
Terrorism in Burkina Faso: The Army Struggles to Contain the Jihadist Threat in the North
TERRORISM
Since January 30, 2025, Burkina Faso’s northern Soum province has suffered seven terrorist attack...
Terrorism in the Sahel: The Limits of State Cooperation
TERRORISM
"Africa remains the epicenter of global terrorism," lamented Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-...
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs): carnage in Mali and Burkina Faso
SECURITY POLICY
In Mali and Burkina Faso, improvised explosive devices have become the weapon of choice for terro...
Malian refugees in Mauritania: collateral victims of insecurity in Mali
SECURITY POLICY
Between January 2 and 4, 2025, at least 13 civilians were killed in the Dioura and Gargando areas...
The use of UAVs in Mali: between civilian victims and military strategy
SECURITY POLICY
On January 10, 2025, a Bayraktar Akıncı UAV reportedly crashed at Sévaré airport in Mali. For the...
Chad-Sudan border: The impact of the civil war in Sudan on security stability in Chad
SECURITY POLICY
Since the start of the civil war in Sudan on April 15, 2023, over 620,000 Sudanese have fled to C...
