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Over the past decade, militant Islamist groups have been linked to more than 150,000 deaths across Africa.
What’s driving this violence? Where is it expanding—and why?

We’ve mapped and analyzed 10 years of data to better understand the trends shaping the threat. Our new video breaks down the key findings.

Watch the explainer and dive deeper into the full analysis here:

https://africacenter.org/spotlight/en-2025-mig-10-year/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Video-MIG

Tanzania faces an unprecedented crisis that will require extraordinary measures to resolve. The CCM’s diminished capacity to restrain the executive has contributed to a growing sense of impunity.

Fortunately, Tanzania has unique attributes to facilitate such a process. See our Spotlight for more on the problem and the solution:
https://africacenter.org/spotlight/what-next-following-tanzanias-national-catastrophe/

Les attaques persistantes de groupes islamistes militants dans les régions frontalières du nord du Bénin constituent une menace croissante pour la sécurité des pays côtiers d’Afrique de l’Ouest.

Afin de lutter de manière efficace contre l’insurrection dans le nord du Bénin il faut rendre opérationnel un modèle de protection centré sur la population et ancrer cette éthique au sein des forces de sécurité.

https://africacenter.org/asb46fr?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Fran%25c3%25a7ais

Ghasia zisizo na kifani dhidi ya wafuasi wa upinzani na raia wa kawaida yameharibu taswira ya Tanzania kama kisiwa cha utulivu na mtetezi wa utawala wa sheria—mgogoro ambao utahitaji upatanishi wa hali ya juu ili kuutatua.

https://africacenter.org/sw/spotlight/nini-kifuate-kutokana-na-msiba-mkubwa-wa-kitaifa-wa-tanzania/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-African-Languages

The normalization of violence around elections in Uganda follows a pattern in the East African region.

Recent years have seen greater levels of cooperation among East African governments in restricting acts of opposition and civil society solidarity.

https://africacenter.org/spotlight/en-elections-2026/uganda/

تطبيع العنف المصاحب للانتخابات في أوغندا يتوافق مع نمط سائد في منطقة شرق إفريقيا.

وشهدت السنوات الأخيرة أيضًا مستويات أعلى من التعاون بين حكومات شرق إفريقيا في تقييد أعمال المعارضة وتضامن المجتمع المدني.

https://africacenter.org/ar/spotlight/ar-elections-2026/uganda/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d8%ba%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9

La normalisation de la violence autour des élections en Ouganda suit un schéma récurrent en Afrique de l’Est.

Ces dernières années ont également été marquées par une coopération accrue entre les gouvernements d’Afrique de l’Est pour restreindre les actions de l’opposition et la solidarité de la société civile.
https://africacenter.org/fr/spotlight/fr-elections-2026/uganda/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Fran%25c3%25a7ais

“At least $2bn has been spent by 11 African governments on Chinese-built surveillance technology that recognises faces and monitors movements” according to a new report.

There was “no real evidence” that these systems were effective against crime.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/12/invasive-ai-led-mass-surveillance-in-africa-violating-freedoms-warn-experts

Transportation projects are a key component of Beijing's dominance over Africa’s critical minerals sector. Chinese firms are embedded at every stage of these corridors—road construction, trucking fleets, rail operations, rolling stock, maintenance, and financing—giving them significant influence over the timing, cost, and reliability of Africa’s mineral exports.

https://africacenter.org/spotlight/china-africa-critical-minerals/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-EN-morning

L’élection de 2026 en République du Congo (ce dimanche) devrait déboucher sur un résultat prévisible, le président Denis Sassou-Nguesso cherchant à perpétuer son emprise sur le pouvoir depuis 41 ans dans le troisième plus grand pays exportateur de pétrole d’Afrique.

Malgré un environnement restreint, six candidats de l’opposition se présenteront à l’élection présidentielle.

https://africacenter.org/fr/spotlight/fr-elections-2026/repcongo/