AGE OF THE AUTOCRAT OP-ED Why the Jacob Zuma and Ibrahim Traoré handshake is a warning sign for SA democracy 10 min 2 By Kyle Findlay
WEAPONS EXPORTS SA accused of hypocrisy for exporting arms to military juntas and violators of human rights 6 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED Unity at any cost? Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger jointly leave the International Criminal Court 5 min 0 By Ottilia Anna Maunganidze for ISS TODAY
ISS TODAY OP-ED Wagner group's faltering footprint in Mali a cautionary tale for African alliances with Russia 5 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
DOGS OF WAR Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has failed in Mali, says The Sentry 7 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
THE CONVERSATION West Africa terror — why attacks on military bases are rising, and how to respond 4 min 0 By Olayinka Ajala
ISS TODAY OP-ED Sahel terror groups turn civilian drones into deadly ‘kamikaze’ weapons 4 min 0 By Hassane Koné and Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné for ISS Today
ISS TODAY OP-ED Violent extremism erodes local climate resilience in the Sahel 4 min 0 By Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné
ISS TODAY OP-ED Why a jihadist takeover of a Sahelian capital is unlikely 4 min 0 By Djiby Sow and Hassane Koné
ISS TODAY Drones in Africa are a new frontier for armed groups and propaganda warfare 4 min 0 By Karen Allen
ISS TODAY OP-ED Can realpolitik drive renewed regional cooperation in West Africa? 4 min 0 By Djiby Sow for ISS TODAY
ISS TODAY OP-ED Mali’s transition at risk as political class fights back against dissolution of parties 4 min 0 By Fahiraman Rodrigue Kone and Maciré Dramé
ISS TODAY OP-ED Young, bold, and ambitious: How Ibrahim Traoré aims to reshape Burkina Faso’s future 5 min 0 By Enoch Randy Aikins for ISS Today
ISS TODAY OP-ED Can West African nations come together to stop terrorism spreading? 4 min 0 By Jeannine Ella Abatan
ISS TODAY OP-ED Research unveils climate change's indirect role in Central Sahel's escalating security crisis 4 min 0 By Djiby Sow and Fahiraman Rodrigue Kone
ISS TODAY OP-ED West African wildlife sanctuary becomes a hub of weapons, drugs and people trafficking 4 min 0 By Feyi Ogunade
ISS TODAY OP-ED Ecowas’ counterterrorism plan has huge funding, political problems — but it has a chance to revive it 4 min 0 By Sampson Kwarkye for ISS Today
ISS TODAY OP-ED Aid workers increasingly seen as fair game in Gaza and violent conflicts in some African countries 4 min 0 By Xhanti Mhlambiso and Adivhaho Ramaite
ISS TODAY OP-ED Ecowas challenged to rethink its responses to recurring coups in West Africa 4 min 0 By Aïssatou Kanté
ISS TODAY OP-ED As Alliance of Sahel States and Ecowas drift apart, dialogue on the fundamentals is vital 4 min 0 By Djiby Sow and Hassane Koné
HEATWAVE Deadly climate change-induced furnace strikes in Sahel and West Africa 6 min 0 By Kristin Engel