𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗹 (𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿)More than 40 foreign nationals have now been kidnapped across the Sahel since the beginning of 2025, highlighting the increasing threat of militant abductions. In Mali, JNIM has abducted at least 28 foreigners, mainly targeting mining and industrial workers as part of the group’s broader […]
This map was produced in collaboration with XCEPT, as part of their project on the stability and livelihood challenges in Coastal West African borderlands. You can read the associated report here.
Carte du conflit armé au Sahel central (2025): Activité du JNIM et de l’Etat Islamique
Central Sahel Conflict Map 2025 – JNIM & Islamic State Activity
The Islamic State struggles to expand into central Mali, Burkina Faso and Benin, consolidating core areas instead. Facing resistance from JNIM, the group progresses eastwards in Niger, and in Nigeria (Kebbi, Sokoto). Face à la résistance du JNIM, l’EI peine à s’étendre vers le centre du Mali, le Burkina Faso, et le Bénin. Le groupe
JNIM pursues its expansion westwards near 🇸🇳 #Senegal’s border, and towards the coastal states (🇧🇯 #Benin, 🇹🇬 #Togo). What were once localised hotspots are now becoming stretches of territory.
