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Combatting Terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel

Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic [...] More

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Jihadist Terrorism Threatens to Destabilize Burkina Faso and Its Neighbors

Bottom Line Up FrontSince 2016, there have been more than 230 terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which threatens to destabilize the landlocked West [...] More

A Pariah State in West Africa

After more than two decades in power, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh lost the December election to his opponent, Adama Barrow. However, Jammeh now [...] More

Jammeh to Cede Power, Leave The Gambia

Jammeh to Cede Power, Leave The Gambia

Yahya Jammeh – who ruled The Gambia for more than 22 years – is stepping down and leaving the country the internationally recognized new President [...] More

Military Intervention in The Gambia Now More Likely

The Gambia’s Supreme Court was supposed to hold a hearing on a petition to annul the December presidential election, brought by the country’s current [...] More

The Islamic State's West Africa Province

A key moment on the Boko Haram timeline occurred in March 2015, when the group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS). According to Dr. [...] More

Navigating West Africa’s Worsening Security Climate

The threat of terrorism in West Africa appears to be growing, creating concerns about whether it is safe to do business there. The Risk Advisory [...] More