Preview of 2024 Somalia Control Map
Though our 2024 Somalia map is not yet finalized, subscribers can find a preliminary edition here (without the report), showing our accurate but less-precise assessment as of June.
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Somalia Control Map & Timeline: Al Shabaab in Retreat – January 2023 (Subscription) – Final Version
Somalia’s pro-federal alliance has captured several major towns from Al Shabaab, in its biggest gains against the group in almost a decade.
Ethiopia Control Map: Tigray War Revival & New Truce – Nov. 2022 (Subscription)
The Ethiopian government, with ally Eritrea, recaptured many of Tigray’s major towns ahead of the new peace deal. Meanwhile, the insurgency in Oromia continues.
Ethiopia Control Map: Tigray War Revival & New Truce – Nov. 2022 (Subscription) Full Article »
Central African Republic Control Map & Timeline – May 2022 (Subscription)
Pro-government forces led by the Russian Wagner Group have penetrated deep inside the once-rebel-dominated northeast, while the UPC rebel group has rejoined the CPC anti-government coalition.
Central African Republic Control Map & Timeline – May 2022 (Subscription) Full Article »
Ethiopia Control Map: Tigray War on Pause – April 2022 (Subscription)
After expanding their control a bit farther into neighboring Afar state, Tigray rebels have reached an informal truce with the Ethiopian government. Meanwhile, the insurgency in Oromia state continues.
Ethiopia Control Map: Tigray War on Pause – April 2022 (Subscription) Full Article »
Mozambique Control Map: Insurgency Shifts West – February 2022
After being driven from the key northeastern towns of Palma and Mocímboa da Praia by Rwandan-led forces, Mozambique’s insurgents have dispersed westward as far as Meluco and Mueda districts, as well as the neighboring province of Niassa.
Mozambique Control Map: Insurgency Shifts West – February 2022 Full Article »
Ethiopia War Map: Tigray Rebel Advance on Capital & Control Today (Nov. 2021/Jan. 2022)
Tigray rebels, with some help from Oromo insurgents, extended their control nearly to Ethiopia’s capital city last November, but have since been pushed back.
Somalia Control Map & Timeline – December 2021
Revised and refined map of territorial control across Somalia, showing the situation as things stand amid the country’s ongoing federal elections crisis, plus the extent of the recent ASWJ resurgence.
Somalia Control Map & Timeline – December 2021 Full Article »
Are Mozambique’s insurgents really part of “ISIS”?
The so-called “Islamic State” (formerly ISIS) says insurgents in Mozambique are part of its “Central Africa Province”. But is the Cabo Delgado rebellion really the long arm of “ISIS”, or is it all talk?
Are Mozambique’s insurgents really part of “ISIS”? Full Article »
What are Mozambique’s insurgents called?
A year after insurgents in Cabo Delgado province burst into international headlines, there still doesn’t seem to be much agreement on what the group’s name is.