West Africa Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/west-africa/ Reporting Nigeria security Sat, 23 May 2026 08:09:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png West Africa Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/west-africa/ 32 32 Mali Faces Mounting Security and Logistical Strain After April 25 Attacks https://securitydigestng.com/2026/05/23/mali-faces-mounting-security-and-logistical-strain-after-april-25-attacks/ Sat, 23 May 2026 08:09:03 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23190 Mali Faces Mounting Security and Logistical Strain After April 25 Attacks By: Zagazola Makama Mali’s security environment has entered a more complex and volatile phase following the coordinated attacks of April 25, 2026, attributed to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and reported allied elements of the Front de Libération de l’Azawad (FLA). While official statements […]

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]]> What Niamey’s Airport attack means for Niger, West Africa and Sahel https://securitydigestng.com/2026/01/29/what-niameys-airport-attack-means-for-niger-west-africa-and-sahel/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:31:00 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21869 What Niamey’s Airport attack means for Niger, West Africa and Sahel By: Zagazola Makama Niamey woke up in the morning of Thursday to disturbing reports of heavy gunfire and explosions around the airport zone an area that hosts Niger’s air force base, the headquarters of the joint Sahel force with Mali and Burkina Faso, and […]

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]]> How Nigeria’s rapid military intervention in Benin reshaped West Africa’s anti-coup momentum https://securitydigestng.com/2025/12/08/how-nigerias-rapid-military-intervention-in-benin-reshaped-west-africas-anti-coup-momentum/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:21:30 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21506 How Nigeria’s rapid military intervention in Benin reshaped West Africa’s anti-coup momentum By: Zagazola Makama The failed coup attempt in Benin Republic is far more than an isolated disturbance in West Africa. It is a political earthquake whose tremors are being felt all the way from Cotonou to Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou. For the military […]

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]]> Funding terror: how West Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive https://securitydigestng.com/2025/05/26/funding-terror-how-west-africas-deadly-jihadists-get-the-money-they-need-to-survive/ Mon, 26 May 2025 08:19:27 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20559 Funding terror: how West Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive The West Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s. One of the most vicious groups operating in the region is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Support Group for Islam and Muslims). The militant group emerged in […]

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]]> “Boko Haram Living Its Last Days” — Cameroon Govt. https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/15/boko-haram-living-its-last-days-cameroon-govt/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/15/boko-haram-living-its-last-days-cameroon-govt/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:30:34 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=16654 “Boko Haram Living Its Last Days” — Cameroon Govt. A Minister in Cameroon has claimed that the terrorist Boko Haram group is living its last days in the country, despite rising terrorist attacks in the Far North region of the country. Paul Atanga Nji, Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration, says the terrorist group Boko Haram, […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/15/boko-haram-living-its-last-days-cameroon-govt/feed/ 0 12 Malian Soldiers Killed, Several Wounded As Attacks Mount After Release Of Jihadists https://securitydigestng.com/2020/10/14/12-malian-soldiers-killed-several-wounded-as-attacks-mount-after-release-of-jihadists/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/10/14/12-malian-soldiers-killed-several-wounded-as-attacks-mount-after-release-of-jihadists/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:55:54 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15829 12 Malian Soldiers Killed, Several Wounded As Attacks Mount After Release Of Jihadists  Adama Coulibaly Send an email There has been a marked increase in jihadist attacks on Malian soldiers and army locations after the recent release of over 200 jihadist prisoners by the new Malian authorities. The latest attack took place on the night of […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/10/14/12-malian-soldiers-killed-several-wounded-as-attacks-mount-after-release-of-jihadists/feed/ 0 Who’s who in Mali’s military junta? https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/21/whos-who-in-malis-military-junta/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/21/whos-who-in-malis-military-junta/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:12:21 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15599 Who’s who in Mali’s military junta? The junta that overthrew Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Tuesday and promised to lead the country to elections has provided little information about its membership. The five members of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) who appeared on television early on Wednesday morning to […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/21/whos-who-in-malis-military-junta/feed/ 0 National Defence College embarks on Regional Study Tour. https://securitydigestng.com/2018/02/26/national-defence-college-embarks-on-regional-study-tour/ https://securitydigestng.com/2018/02/26/national-defence-college-embarks-on-regional-study-tour/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:18:23 +0000 http://securitykingng.org/?p=13072 The National Defence College (NDC) has scheduled from 25 February – 1 March 2018 to embark on Regional Study Tour. The Study Tour is part of the College’s academic programme painstakingly planned to achieve training objective for NDC course 26 participants. A total of 5 countries are to be visited with each team visiting a […]

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