Michael DeAngelo

Ethiopia and Eritrea Near Conflict; Egypt Forms anti-Ethiopia Coalition; Mali Retakes Kidal: Africa File, October 8, 2026

Ethiopia. Ethiopian federal forces captured the Tigray regional capital Mekele and have advanced north and west toward operationally sign...

Ethiopia War Security Review, October 2, 2026

Ethiopia War Security Review, September 29, 2026

Somali Pirates Sustain Hijackings; DRC Strengthens Ties with Israel: Africa File, September 10, 2026

Niger Thwarts Coup; The Sudanese Civil War Threatens to Regionalize; New Government Offensives in Eastern DRC: Africa File, September 3, 2026

Sustained Conflict in Tigray; North African Mediation in the Sahel: Africa File, August 27, 202

RSF Counters Recent SAF Gains in Sudan: Africa File, August 20, 2026

AU Somalia Mission in Peril; Puntland Consolidates Control: Africa File, August 13, 2026

Tigray on the Precipice; New FDLR Demobilization Plan; Saudi Red Sea Task Force: Africa File, August 6, 2026

Houthi Blockade in the Red Sea; The Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland Clash: Africa File, July 23, 2026

Puntland Standoff with the Federal Government of Somalia: Africa File, July 16, 2026

Another JNIM Offensive Across Mali; SAF Advances on Secondary Fronts; New CAR Rebellion: Africa File, July 9, 2026

Mali. Al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wa al Muslimeen (JNIM) and its Tuareg allies in the Azawad Liberation Front (...

Growing Emirati Influence in the DRC; US Sanctions RSF and SAF: Africa File, July 2, 2026

RSF Mobilizes Around SAF’s Central Sudan Stronghold; Tshisekedi’s Power Grab: Africa File, June 18, 2026

Shootout in Mogadishu; Tanzania Warms to the Kremlin; Sudanese Political Dialogue: Africa File, June 11, 2026

Ethiopia Holds Elections; IS in Northwestern Nigeria: Africa File, June 4, 2026

Fano Disrupts Ethiopian Elections; IS Resurgence in Northern Somalia: Africa File, May 28, 2026

US and Nigeria Kill IS Leader; RSF Defections: Africa File, May 21, 2026

Nigeria. The United States and Nigeria killed a high-ranking IS leader in northeastern Nigeria, which will likely temporarily degrade IS ...

M23 Abandons Gains in Eastern DRC; Political Showdown in Somalia: Africa File, May 14, 2026

Ethiopia-Sudan Tensions Rise over RSF Khartoum Strikes; TPLF Asserts Control of Tigray; US Sanctions on Kabila Could Backfire: Africa File, May 7, 2026

JNIM Continues Historic Offensive in Mali; Somali Piracy Revival Threatens Red Sea Shipping: Africa File, April 30, 2026

TPLF Undoes Tigray Peace Agreement; Rwanda Threatens Withdrawal from Mozambique: Africa File, April 23, 2026

Turkey Expands Influence in Africa: Africa File, April 16, 2026

Ethiopia Averts Tigray War, For Now; Ethiopia Announces New Dams on Nile; Russia Establishing New Foothold in Madagascar: Africa File, April 9, 2026

Houthis’ Potential Impact on Africa; DRC Commences Anti-FDLR Ops: Africa File, April 2, 2026

IS Targets Morocco and Spain; M23 Pulls Back in Eastern DRC: Africa File, March 26, 2026

Sudan War Continues Despite Iran War, Peace Efforts: Africa File, March 19, 2026

US Sanctions Sudanese Islamists; ISWAP Ramadan Offensive: Africa File, March 12, 2026

Anti-American Protests in Nigeria; US Sanctions Rwanda; Ethiopia Deepens Involvement in Sudan: Africa File, March 5, 2026

DRC Offensive Kills M23 Leader; Russia Reinforces Sahel: Africa File, February 26, 2026

Ethiopia Prepares for War: Africa File Special Edition

The Ethiopian federal government will likely launch an offensive against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) within the next mont...

Madagascar Juggles Russia, US, France; Stuttering US Peace Efforts in Sudan: Africa File, February 19, 2026

Military Buildup in Northern Ethiopia; US-Linked Personnel in the DRC and Nigeria; South Sudan’s Slide to Civil War: Africa File, February 12, 2026

Boko Massacre in Nigeria; Ethiopia on the Brink; M23 Drone Attack; IS Attacks Niamey: Africa File, February 5, 2026

Red Sea Showdown Brewing in Northern Somalia; New Fronts in Sudan: Africa File, January 29, 2026

Chad Tensions Strain RSF Supply Lines; African DRC Peace Efforts; Fano Merger: Africa File, January 22, 2026

Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conducted an attack on Chadian forces in Chad, increasing tensions with a key partner in the United...

Somalia Cancels UAE Agreements; Sudan-Pakistan Arms Deal: Africa File, January 15, 2026

Israel Recognizes Somaliland; US ISIS Strikes in Nigeria; JNIM Attacks US Gold Mine in Mali: Africa File, January 8, 2026

M23 Withdraws From Uvira; Saudi-UAE Red Sea Competition: Africa File, December 18, 2025

M23 Captures Uvira; Benin Coup; RSF Captures Key Sudanese Oil Hub: Africa File, December 11, 2025

Fresh M23 Offensives amid Trump DRC Peace Talks; Guinea-Bissau Coup; Sudan-Russia Naval Base: Africa File, December 4, 2025

DRC-M23 Doha Peace Framework; Togo-Russia Ties: Africa File, November 20, 2025

DRC and Rwanda Sign US Economic Framework: Africa File, November 13, 2025

Impending Offensives in Central Sudan; Ethnic Cleansing in el Fasher; Deadly Crackdown in Tanzania: Africa File, November 6, 2025

El Fasher Falls; Islamic State Kidnaps American: Africa File, October 30, 2025

JNIM Imposes Shari’a via Blockade; Burundi Hedges in the Eastern DRC: Africa File, October 23, 2025

DRC-M23 Ceasefire Mechanism; Cameroonian Elections: Africa File, October 16, 2025

Mali Negotiates Amid JNIM Blockade; M23 Numbers Swell: Africa File, October 9, 2025

Russian Nuclear Energy Diplomacy; New Fano Offensive in Ethiopia: Africa File, October 2, 2025

DRC Ceasefire Collapse; Turkish Troops to Niger; El Fasher on the Brink: Africa File, September 25, 2025

SAF Gains in Central Sudan; DRC Ethnic Violence: Africa File, September 18, 2025

JNIM Economic Warfare: Africa File, September 11, 2025

Mali. Al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate has begun forcibly enforcing its blockade on western Mali, escalating a new phase of economic warfare...