Héni Nsaibia

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Sep 30, 2024 | acleddata.com | Héni Nsaibia |Actor Profiles

A series of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger in recent years have transformed military dynamics in the region, shifting bilateral assistance from traditional Western partners like France and the United States to Russia, through mercenaries from the Wagner Group and its successor, Africa Corps.

Mar 26, 2024 | acleddata.com | Héni Nsaibia

This is the fourth installment in our Actor Profile series unpacking the latest data on armed group activity around the Sahel. All data are available for direct download. Definitions and methodology decisions are explained in the ACLED Codebook, and more information can be found in the ACLED Knowledge Base.

Jan 17, 2024 | acleddata.com | Héni Nsaibia

The central Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — all of which are now ruled by military juntas — are engulfed in a decade-long regional jihadist insurgency driven by al-Qaeda’s Sahelian branch Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel). ACLED data illustrate the deteriorating security situation in central Sahel as the region hit another record year of violence.

Nov 13, 2023 | acleddata.com | Héni Nsaibia

The third installment in our actor profile series mapping armed group activity around the Sahel is based on a joint report by ACLED and GI-TOC. Read the full report for more on JNIM’s operations and organizational structure, with a focus on the group’s engagement with illicit economies and tactical use of economic warfare. All data are available for direct download.