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AfricaA continent under pressure

From the Horn to the Sahel and Mozambique, armed groups have grown out of local wars, weak states and foreign intervention. Each timeline traces how one country's threat took shape.

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Regions and countries

East Africa and the Horn

West Africa and the Sahel

Central Africa

  • DR CongoComing soon

Southern Africa

  • MozambiqueComing soon

North Africa

  • LibyaComing soon
  • AlgeriaComing soon
  • EgyptComing soon

Published timelines

Aerial view of a coastline and a sprawling city under clouds.Africa · East Africa and the HornSomaliaFrom state collapse to regional threat1991–2026 · 16 eventsSatellite view of Lake Chad: green marshes and open water surrounded by brown semi-desert.Africa · West Africa and the SahelNigeriaFrom Boko Haram to ISWAP: how an insurgency transformed2002–2026 · 20 eventsAerial view of a winding green river through brown semi-desert.Africa · West Africa and the SahelMaliFrom the 2012 rebellion to the siege of Bamako2012–2026 · 32 eventsAerial view of brown and green land with river beds and scattered clouds.Africa · West Africa and the SahelBurkina FasoFrom the first attacks of 2015 to a divided country2015–2026 · 25 eventsA brightly painted wooden boat in the foreground of a wide river, with low city buildings and a long bridge on the far bank.Africa · West Africa and the SahelNigerFrom the Sahara kidnappings to the Islamic State at the gates of the capital2008–2026 · 25 events