Nigeria’s Middle Belt Faces Renewed Bandit Insurgency
Nigeria’s Middle Belt, a vital cultural and agricultural region straddling the country’s north and south, is grappling with a renewed...
Northern Ghana: Pre-Harvest Kidnap Threat Spike
Northern Ghana is witnessing a disturbing rise in kidnappings for ransom—strategically timed to coincide with the pre-harvest season. Between 2022...
Ghana’s Border Intelligence Brief: New Smuggling Route Tied to Sahel Jihadists
In early 2025, a previously undetected smuggling corridor was exposed, traversing Ghana’s Upper East and North East regions. Intelligence gathered...
Kenya 2025 Election Risk Monitor
As Kenya approaches its 2025 general elections, early warning indicators suggest a complex interplay of electoral tension, communal polarization, digital...
Cracks in the Fence: Smugglers and Militants Exploit Weak Sahel Borders
The porous and largely ungoverned borders that crisscross the Sahel region are quickly becoming highways for criminal enterprises and extremist...
Nigeria-Cameroon Border Tensions Escalate After Deadly Cross-Border Militant Attacks
Tensions along the Nigeria-Cameroon border have reached a boiling point following a series of lethal cross-border attacks by suspected Islamist...
Border Boom or Breakdown? Kenya’s Smart Fence with Somalia Faces Technical, Tribal Challenges
In 2015, Kenya embarked on an ambitious project to construct a 700-kilometer security barrier along its porous border with Somalia,...
Sudan’s Paramilitary War: Emerging Arms Corridors to South Sudan and CAR
Since mid-2023, Sudan’s intensifying internal conflict—marked by fierce power struggles between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed...
The Gold Route: How Illegal Mining and Arms Trafficking Undermine West Africa’s Borders
In the heart of West Africa, a clandestine network of illegal gold mining and arms trafficking is exploiting porous borders,...
Southern Africa’s Silent Invasion: Border Gaps Fuel Human Trafficking from Zimbabwe to South Africa
In the shadows of Southern Africa's porous borders, a silent crisis unfolds. Human traffickers exploit the gaps between Zimbabwe and...
Tracking Africa’s Security Threats. Informing Africa’s Future.
