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Intel brief: France and Mali stop intelligence sharing following dispute
Report date:  01/10/2025 What happened? On 15/08/2025, Mali’s junta announced it had detained a French national accused of spying for...
Oct 24 min read
Intel brief: Riek Machar on trial: South Sudan’s fragile peace at risk
Date:  23/09/2025 What happened? On 22/09/2025 , a treason trial began against the Vice President of South Sudan, Riek Machar. Machar...
Sep 233 min read
Intel Brief: The Gambia’s overfishing issues, conflict and tensions between fishermen and foreign trawlers
Date:  01/09/2025 Where: The Gambia and coastal waters Who’s involved: Gambian Government, local fishermen and fishing communities,...
Sep 24 min read
Intel Brief: Yet Another (Thwarted) Military Coup in Mali
Date:  12/08/2025 (14:00 GMT+2) Where? Mali What happened? On 11/08/2025 , it was reported that Malian authorities had arrested two...
Aug 123 min read
DRC Update VII: DRC Peace Deal: Prospects and Difficulties
Date: 04/08/2025 15:00 UTC+2 Location: Â Goma, North Kivu Province, DRC; Nyabibwe, South Kivu Province, DRC; Kalehe, South Kivu Province,...
Aug 56 min read
Beyond the Coup Belt: The Decline of Western Influence in Africa and the Continent’s Turn Toward New Partners
Casper Huurdeman Introduction On 18 August 2020, soldiers of the Malian Armed Forces stormed the Soundiata military base near the capital...
Jul 2822 min read
Intel Brief: Somalia’s Security Crisis and the Return of Al Shabaab
Date:  18/07/2025  (16:30 UTC+2) Where? Somalia. Hiran; Galgadud; Middle Shabelle; Lower Shabelle; Mogadishu; Lower Juba What...
Jul 182 min read
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