CT: Africa File, January 24, 2025
Here are the key take aways listed in Critical Threat’s latest Africa File by Liam Karr and Kathryn Tyson (Yale Ford contributing) Jan 24, 2025
“Russia. Russia has continued to strengthen and expand its military presence in Libya and Mali as it withdraws assets from Syria. The Kremlin’s equipment buildup in Mali is likely unrelated to the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and instead part of the Kremlin’s plans to continue to consolidate control of the Russian military presence in Mali under the Ministry of Defense–controlled Africa Corps.”
“Sudan. The SAF continued to advance in northern Khartoum to relieve besieged SAF troops and dislodge the Rapid Support Forces from the capital.”
“DRC. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are advancing towards Goma, a provincial capital in eastern DRC, and say that they intend to capture the town, which is a major escalation in the group’s publicly stated aims and would exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation in eastern DRC.”
“Somalia. Somali security forces in Puntland, northern Somalia, have degraded the ISS with a counterinsurgency offensive but have not set conditions to weaken or defeat ISS permanently in the long term.”
“Sahel. The Alliance of Sahel States created a joint force of 5,000 troops that will deploy in the coming weeks.”
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”