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Conflict Africa

Sahel Jihadist Insurgency

2012 CE – 2026 CE · 14 years

Jihadist groups have expanded across the Sahel despite military juntas expelling French forces and partnering with Russia. Violence continues to intensify and spread.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Military juntas of Mali, Burkina Faso & Niger
  • JNIM & Islamic State Sahel Province

Key moments

Defining events in the Sahel Jihadist Insurgency.

  1. 2024 Bamako attacks
  2. 2025 Djibo siege

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 2012 CE and 2026 CE.

2012 CE Central African Republic Civil War 2012 CE Northern Mali Conflict (Tuareg Rebellion) 2013 CE South Sudanese Civil War 2017 CE Insurgency in Cabo Delgado 2022 CE Eastern Congo War (M23)

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Nelson Mandela Figure · South Africa 1918 CE – 2013 CE Russia–Ukraine War Conflict · Europe 2022 CE – 2026 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE
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