Sahel Situational Awareness: August 2024 Assessment
MEA Risk reports that the August 2024 Sahel’s Instability Index reached 2.9 on a scale of 5.0 maximum. A 2.9 index signifies that collectively, the countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are considered a High-Risk Zone. Operatives, individuals and businesses...
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Sahel Situational Awareness: August 2024 Assessment
MEA Risk reports that the August 2024 Sahel’s Instability Index reached 2.9 on a scale of 5.0 maximum. A 2.9 index signifies that collectively, the countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are considered a High-Risk Zone. Operatives, individuals and businesses...
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Sahel/Sahara: Unprecedented Summer Flooding Devastates Numerous Regions
Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the magnitude of the destruction appears more severe. In this month of August devastating rains and floods hit the corridor stretching from southern Libya...
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Sahel/Sahara: Unprecedented Summer Flooding Devastates Numerous Regions
Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the magnitude of the destruction appears more severe. In this month of August devastating rains and floods hit the corridor stretching from southern Libya...
Niger’s Other War: Its Own People
The Sahelian nation of Niger is facing persistent problems of security, economic and social nature. Its biggest problem, obviously, is the Jihadist threat that has been wreaking havoc, in particular on its western side, along its borders with Mali and Burkina Faso. It...
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Niger’s Other War: Its Own People
The Sahelian nation of Niger is facing persistent problems of security, economic and social nature. Its biggest problem, obviously, is the Jihadist threat that has been wreaking havoc, in particular on its western side, along its borders with Mali and Burkina Faso. It...
Middle East: A Bankrupt Lebanon is Bracing for a War with Israel
The Middle East has captured global attention since October 2023, so much so that the coverage of the war Ukraine eased considerably. The death toll in Gaza has reached the 40,000 mark and for some time, we have been warned of the potential of the widening of the war...
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Middle East: A Bankrupt Lebanon is Bracing for a War with Israel
The Middle East has captured global attention since October 2023, so much so that the coverage of the war Ukraine eased considerably. The death toll in Gaza has reached the 40,000 mark and for some time, we have been warned of the potential of the widening of the war...
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Nigeria Instability Assessment Report: Second Half of July 2024
During the period covered in July 2024, Nigeria experienced a series of incidents that contributed to a tense and challenging environment, reflecting ongoing security concerns in the region. The events recorded during this period spanned various categories, including...
Sahel: Mali and Niger use drones against insurgencies
MEA Risk LLC reports an accelerated deterioration of the security climate in the Sahel. Data collected by MEA Risk indicates that while clashes between juntas and insurgents continue to escalate, the militaries of Mali and Niger have been using drones to conduct air raids that often end in the killing of civilians. Coming to the help of the Malian junta, soldiers from Burkina Faso have been dispatched to northern Mali to confront the fighters of the Azawad Movement, which has been seeking autonomy from the central government of Bamako. The rapidly deteriorating situation is prompting tens of thousands of people to flee central and northern Mali, often moving inside Mauritania, causing additional strains to the regions where they settle.
Sahel: Dozens of Russian Militiamen Killed by Tuareg Rebels in Mali
Fierce fighting that raged until Saturday at the Algeria-Mali border ended in a victory for the Tuareg rebel groups over the Malian forces supported by Wagner, as reported on Sunday. After the humiliation of losing their Kidal stronghold last November, the fighters of...
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