The Republic of Benin faces one of its deadliest militant attacks in recent years, as at least 54 soldiers lost their lives in coordinated assaults on military posts in the northern Alibori department, bordering Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria. The al-Qaida-linked extremist group JNIM claimed responsibility for the April 17 attack, boasting of a higher […]

A jihadist attack last Friday on a military camp in Diapaga, eastern Burkina Faso, claimed the lives of over 50 people, including soldiers and Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), according to police and medical sources. This incident highlights the ongoing violence plaguing the country since 2015, linked to extremist groups such as […]