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Intel Brief: Madagascar's President Flees Country
Date:  13/10/2025 (15:00 UTC+2) Where? Madagascar; Antananarivo, Toamasina, Antsirabe, Toliara, Antsiranana, Mahajanga What happened? On 13/10/2025 , it was reported that the President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, had been flown out of the country on board a French military aircraft following a deal with President Macron. This latest development follows weeks of civil unrest and protest all over the island nation, with people calling for Rajoelina’s resignation. It al
Oct 133 min read
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 223 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
Intel Brief II: Protests Resurface in Kenya on Historic Saba Saba Anniversary
Date: 08/07/2025 (13:00 GMT+2) Where? Kenya; Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Kakamega and many more. The protests were reported in 17...
Jul 82 min read
DRC Update VI: Peace deal signed between Rwanda and the DRC.
Date: 02/07/2025 Location: Â Goma, North Kivu Province, DRC; Nyabibwe, South Kivu Province, DRC; Kalehe, South Kivu Province, DRC;...
Jul 25 min read
Intel Brief: Anti-government Protests in Togo
Date:  27/06/2025 Where? Togo: Lomé What happened? On 05/05/2025 , Faure Gnassingbé, previously President of the Republic, was sworn...
Jun 274 min read
Intel Brief: Widespread protests in Kenya escalate
Date:  25/06/2025 Where? Kenya; Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyahururu, Kisii and more. UPDATE: 26/06/2025 As of this morning, 16...
Jun 253 min read
Sudan Update: RSF gains control over strategic border zone with Libya
Date : 24/06/2025 Situation in Sudan as of 01/06/2025. All credits go to @ThomasVLinge on X .  The blue triangle was added by the...
Jun 253 min read
DRC Update V: M23 Gains Ground as Angola Prepares for Peace Talks
Date: 14/03/2025 Location: Â Goma, North Kivu Province, DRC; Nyabibwe, South Kivu Province, DRC; Kalehe, South Kivu Province, DRC;...
Mar 143 min read
Intel Brief: South Sudan Tensions Rise, Uganda Deploys Troops
Date: 13/03/2025 Location: Â South Sudan; Uganda South Sudan - context: South Sudan achieved independence in 2011, becoming the world's...
Mar 135 min read
Update IV: M23 advances in Eastern DRC
Date: 19/02/2025 Location: Â Goma, North Kivu Province, DRC; Nyabibwe, South Kivu Province, DRC; Kalehe, South Kivu Province, DRC;...
Feb 193 min read
Update lll: Escalation in Eastern DRC
Date: 14/02/2025 Location: Â Goma, North Kivu Province, DRC; Nyabibwe, South Kivu Province, DRC; Kalehe, South Kivu Province, DRC;...
Feb 144 min read
Update II: Escalation in Eastern DRC
Date Published: 04/02/2025 Location: Â Goma, North Kivu Province, Eastern DRC; Kinshasa. What happened? On Monday 27/01/2025 , M23 armed...
Feb 42 min read
Analysis: Escalation in eastern DRC
Date Published: 01/02/2025 Location:  North Kivu, DRC. On Monday, 27/01/2025, the M23 rebel group  announced it had captured Goma , a...
Feb 13 min read
Update: Escalation in Eastern DRC
Date Published: 28/01/2025 Updated: 29/01/2025 Location: Â Goma, North Kivu Province, Eastern DRC; Kinshasa. What happened? On Monday...
Jan 282 min read
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