Ghana Peace Journal

The financing of Sahelian terrorist armed groups (TAGs) relies less on international financial flows than on their ability to capture local economies.

While illicitly acquired resources – gold and other mineral mining, kidnapping-for-ransom, livestock theft, trafficking – reportedly provide the revenue needed for military operations, the collection of religious taxe...

CHRONOLOGY OF TERRORISM-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE AES COUNTRIES

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Mali:

• No major security developments between August 17 and 19

Niger:

• No major security developments between August 17 and 19

Burkina Faso:

• JNIM militants seized control of a Burkinabé army outpost and killed eight...

The 7th China-Africa Media Forum Cooperation has rounded up, with a call for Africa media to elevate audio-visual industries from cultural assets, to strategic engines of economic transformation, development and people-to-people connectivity.

The 3-day international conference took place in Beijing, China, from Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 August 2026, under the theme;...

Terrorism has long been part of history, however, following the Twin Towers bombing in 2001, there have been a sharp rise in attention to violent extremist and terrorist action groups and counterterrorism measures worldwide.

Peace Journal publishes a sequel of articles compiled from some trusted sources, to show the most active terrorist groups, based on the deaths ...

CHRONOLOGY OF TERRORISM-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE AES COUNTRIES

14 August 2026

Mali:

• The Malian army claims to have rescued 82 Malian soldiers held captive by the FLA since April 25;

• JNIM claims to have targeted a Malian army patrol with an improvised explosive device between Sandari and Segila in the Kayes region (southern Mali);